What happened on December 6 cannot be attributed solely to one party; it is unfair to place blame on a single entity. The central government could have controlled the situation as it became volatile near the Babri Masjid. The BJP was already moving beyond the temple movement, so the situation was not particularly dangerous for them. However, it is also true that no leader’s voice was heard within the Ram Janmabhoomi complex that day.
Uma Bharti and Sadhvi Rithambara’s Major Contribution
Uma Bharti and Sadhvi Rithambara played a crucial role in the temple movement. On December 6, 1992, when millions of kar sevaks gathered in Ayodhya, the impact of the speeches by Sadhvi Rithambara and Uma Bharti was significant. Their rhetoric repeatedly incited the crowd. As the kar sevaks became increasingly agitated, leaders like LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Ashok Singhal struggled to control them. During this time, Uma Bharti, Sadhvi Rithambara, and Acharya Dharmendra took to the stage to manage the kar sevaks. Essentially, everything was under the kar sevaks’ control. Acharya Dharmendra was appealing to the kar sevaks to accept prasad from the Ram Katha Kunj stage and was discussing taking bricks from the Babri structure.
