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www.GOALias.blogspot.com186 Politics in India since IndependenceCredit (Clockwise):The Pioneer, The Pioneerand The Statesman.The events at Ayodhyaled to a series of other developments.The State government, with the BJP as the rulingparty, was dismissed by the Centre. Along with that, other Stateswhere the BJP was in power, were also put under President’s rule.A case against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh was registeredin the Supreme Court for contempt of court since he had givenan undertaking that the disputed structure will be protected. TheBJP officially expressed regret over the happenings at Ayodhya.The central government appointed a commission to investigate intothe circumstances leading to the demolition of the mosque. Mostpolitical parties condemned the demolition and declared that thiswas against the principles of secularism. This led to a serious debateover secularism and posed the kind of questions our country facedimmediately after Pthe majority religious community dominated over the minorities?Or would India continue to offer equal protection of law and equalcitizenship rights to all Indians irrespective of their religion?During this time, there has also been a debate about usingreligious sentiments for electoral purposes. India’s democraticpolitics is based on the premise that all religious communities enjoythe freedom that they may join any party and that there will not be