Claiming that the Ayodhya case was politically motivated, former chief minister of UP and accused in Babri mosque demolition case, Kalyan Singh, accused the then Congress regime in Delhi of implicating him in the case.

Appearing before a special CBI court to record his statement on Monday, Singh told media persons that all charges against him were without any basis and were politically motivated.

“As a chief minister of UP, we had made elaborate security arrangement to protect the structure and had given orders to strengthen its security from time to time,” he said.

Singh (88) gave his statement 28 years after the demolition which took place in Ayodhya on December 6,1992. Singh was the chief minister of UP when the structure was brought down. He had submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court for protecting the mosque and after its demolition he was sent to one-day imprisonment.

Sources said the court recorded the statement of Singh, who is also the former Governor of Rajasthan, under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Singh is among the 32 accused who have been charged by the CBI for the demolition of the controversial structure.

The special CBI court of SK Yadav recorded Singh’s statement in the presence of lawyers of CBI and the accused.

Most of the accused have recorded their statements except former deputy prime minister LK Advani, senior BJP leader MM Joshi and some others.

The Supreme Court has asked special CBI court to complete the trial by August this year.