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New Delhi: Congress on September 20 demanded that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) file an appeal over the verdict of the special court of Rae Bareilly in the Babri Masjid demolition case, which has discharged Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and wanted acceptance of the resignation of Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi.

Party spokesman S Jaipal Reddy said the discharge of Advani was a "clear and massive example of sabotage" by CBI as the prosecuting agency "conspired to get the prime conspirator liberated in the case".

He said the refusal to accept the resignation of Joshi would amount to a "political farce".

Attacking the Prime Minister, Reddy said, "While Advani is the main culprit in the case relating to the Babri Masjid demolition, the Prime Minister turned out to be the culprit in the process that sought to demolish the case."

PTI