ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday termed the new illegitimate structure, whichthe Hindutva-driven BJP has campaigned for and is bent upon constructing aspart of its agenda of converting India into a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, a scar onthe face of so-called “largest democracy” in the world.

In a statement on the eve of 28th anniversary of demolition of the historicBabri Masjid by Hindu zealots of RSS-inspired BJP, Foreign Officespokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said, “Today is a sad reminder of thedemolition of the historic Babri Masjid in India.”

“On this day, 28 years ago, Hindu zealots of the RSS-inspired BJP, backedby the state apparatus, demolished the centuries-old Mosque in Ayodhya inan abominable act of anti-Muslim frenzy and blatant violation of religiousand international norms.”

He said that the painful scenes of the demolition of Babri mosque in 1992still remain fresh in the minds of not only Muslims but all conscionablepersons in the world.

The flawed judgment of the Indian supreme court in the Babri Mosque case inNovember 2019 not only reflected the preponderance of faith over justicebut also the growing majoritarianism in today’s India, where minorities,particularly Muslims and their places of worship are increasingly underattack, he added.

The spokesperson said that the recent shameful acquittal of the criminalsresponsible for demolishing the historic Babri Masjid in 1992 representedanother egregious travesty of justice.