New Delhi, September 1
Outgoing Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh may have to face trial for criminal conspiracy in the Babri Masjid demolition case as the immunity he has been enjoying for holding the constitutional post will go away at the end of his tenure, sources said.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday appointed former Union minister Kalraj Mishra as the new Governor of Rajasthan to succeed Kalyan.
On April 19, 2017, the Supreme Court had ordered revival of criminal conspiracy charges against senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati.
It had also clarified that Kalyan, who was the UP Chief Minister when the Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992, could not be brought in as an accused to face trial in view of the constitutional immunity granted to Governors under Article 361 of the Constitution. — PTI
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