1984 JANUARY 4: 10 hour `Shobha Yatra' of Ram organised by local saints shouting `Janm Bhumi ka Tala Kholo' slogan for the first time.

1984 JANUARY 5,6: Meeting of local saints resolves to issue statements demanding opening of the locks with immediate effect.

1984 APRIL 6: Dharma Sansad of VHP held in Delhi to raise the same demand.

1984 JUNE 18: VHP holds first meeting at Ayodhya to raise this issue for the first time.

1984 SEPTEMBER 25: Ram Rath Yatra starts from Sita Marhi (Bihar) for Ayodhya.

1984 SEPTEMBER 29: First meeting of local Hindu and Muslim leaders to resolve the tangle. No result.

1984 OCTOBER 7: VHP organises `Sankalp Diwas' on the banks of Saryu in Ayodhya where thousands take a dip, take a pledge and launch `Tala Kholo' agitation to get Ram Janm Bhumi locks opened.

1984 OCTOBER 8: `Dharma Yatra' accompanied by motorised Ram Rath starts from Ayodhya for Lucknow on way to Delhi.

1984 OCTOBER 14: Dharma Yatra reaches Lucknow. Public meeting held at BHM Park addressed by religious heads including Shankracharyas.

1984 OCTOBER 15:Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari holds talks with religious heads on the issue.

1984 OCTOBER 31: `Dharma Yatra' abandoned in the outskirts of Delhi following Mrs Indira Gandhi's assassination.

1985 OCTOBER 23: Seven Ram Raths -- six from U.P. and 1 from Bihar -- start journey on Dushera day.

1985 OCTOBER 31: Dharma Sansad of VHP threatens countrywide agitation after its meeting in Udupi.

1985 DECEMBER 19: CM Bir Bhadaur Singh visits Ayodhya to inaugurate Ramayan Mela. Holds talks with religious heads and office bearers of Ram Janm Bhumi Mukti Yagya Samiti.

1986 FEBRUARY 1: District Judge Faizabad orders opening of locks of Janm Bhumi. DJ passes the order at 4.40 p.m. and district administration opened the locks at 5.19 p.m., promptly, on orders from Arun Nehru,B.B. Singh.

1986 FEBRUARY 3 : Mohammed Hashim of Ayodhya, moves High Court seeking quashing of the orders of the DJ Faizabad.

1986 FEBRUARY 6: Babri Masjid Action Committee formed and announced by Azam Khan and Zafaryab Jilani in Lucknow.

1986 FEBRUARY 14: BMAC calls for observing `Black Day'.

1986 FEBRUARY 26 :BMAC organises demonstration in Lucknow as its volunteers court arrests.

1986 APRIL 30 :BMAC organises arrests at district headquarters all over the state. Riots rock Bara Banki-- 15 killed.

1986 AUGUST 2: BMAC organises arrests at Jama Masjid, Delhi.

1986 DECEMBER 22,23: Conference of Muslim leaders in Delhi announce formation of All India Babri Masjid Coordination Committee. The conference decides to boycott Republic Day.

1987 JANUARY 23 :BMCC withdraws decision to boycott Republic Day celebrations.

1987 FEBRUARY 1: BMCC observes All India Bundh.

1987 APRIL 5 :Sant Sammellan of VHP in Ayodhya resolves to fight for removal of Babri masjid from the disputed premises.

1987 MARCH 30 :

*Rally by Muslims at the Boat Club, Delhi.

*Clashes and bomb explosion in Faizabad. Army stages flag march in Kanpur

1987 NOVEMBER 22 :VHP organises Dharma Sabha in Lucknow, warns government against appeasement of Muslims.

1987 DECEMBER 22 :BMAC organises arrests at Lucknow.

1988 May 22 :

*Shahabuddin addresses meeting of Muslims in Faizabad despite ban.

1988 AUGUST 8 :BMAC calls off Ayodhya march by Muslim leaders.

1988 OCTOBER 8:

*VHP organises U.P. Bundh against proposed Ayodhya march by Muslims on October14.

*Riots in Muzzaffarnagar - 5 killed.

1988 OCTOBER 11 : Sri Ram Maha Yagya starts in Ayodhya to prevent Muslim marchers from entering.

1988 OCTOBER 12:BMCC calls of Ayodhya march by Muslim masses.

1988 OCTOBER 14 :BMCC splits - Azam Khan resigns post of convenor of BMAC in protest against BMCC's decision to call off march.

1988 NOVEMBER 26:Parallel All India Babri Action Committee formed by BMAC activists.

1988 NOVEMBER 28: Shahabuddin, convenor of BMCC, expels Salauddin Owassi, convenor of AIBMAC, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, vice-chairman, Zafaryab Jilani and Azam Khan, both convenors of BMAC, from BMCC.

1988 DECEMBER 22: AIBMAC organises Dharna at PM house.

1989 FEBRUARY 1:AIBMAC organises court arrests in Lucknow protesting against opening of locks of Janm Bhumi.

1989 MARCH 30 : AIBMAC organises arrests in Delhi.

1989 AUG-OCT :VHP holds Ram Shila Pujan all over the country at village level.

1989 NOVEMBER 9: Shilanyas held by VHP in the disputed spot at the behest of Home minister Buta Singh and CM N.D. Tiwari.

1989 NOVEMBER 10 :District administration stops karsewaks from starting karsewa from the Shilanyas site at the behest of the Congress government.

1990 JANUARY 27,28 :VHP's Marg Darshak Mandal and Sant Sammellan resolves to start karsewa for new Ram temple from February 14.

1990 FEBRUARY 3: CM Mulayam Singh Yadav convenes all party meeting on the issue but BJP boycotts.

1990 FEBRUARY 8 :The state government notifies :"Any attempt to construct a temple at Ayodhya will be illegal and will be dealt with accordingly".

1990 FEBRUARY 9: VHP postpones construction of temple for 4 months on PM V.P. Singh's appeal -- till June 9.

1990 MAY 1 :Shankracharya of Dwarikapeeth arrested in Azamgarh with 10 followers while marching to Ayodhya for performing another Shilanyas.

1990 MAY 7:Attempts of second Shilanyas foiled in Ayodhya by heavy police bandobast.

1990 MAY 9: Gyan Dev self immolates in Shahjahanpur against Shankracharya's arrest.

1990 JUNE 23,24 :VHP's Sant Sammellan at Hardwar resolves to hold karsewa on October 30, 1990.

1990 AUGUST 23 :Mahant Ram Chandra Paramhans withdraws his 40 year old petition from high court.

1990 SEPTEMBER 18: BJP leader L.K. Advani and Atal Behari Vajpayee agree to abide by court's verdict adopting unanimous resolution at the NIC.

1990 SEPTEMBER 19 :Advani denies adopting the resolution and sticks to BJP's stand in Bhopal convention.

1990 SEPTEMBER 20:Atal Behari Vajpayee quits Communal Harmony Committee constituted by the Union government.

1990 SEPTEMBER 22 :BJP boycotts NIC at Madras.

1990 OCTOBER 12 :Rajiv Gandhi visits Ayodhya completing his `Sadbhawna Yatra' to find a historic reception.

1990 OCTOBER 17:

*Congress, BJP boycott all party meeting held by PM V.P. Singh in Delhi.

*BJP executive decides to withdraw support to NF Government if Advani's Rath Yatra is stopped or karsewa is not allowed.

1990 OCTOBER 20: Curfew in Faizabad-Ayodhya. Ayodhya sealed off from all parts of the state by Mulayam Singh government. Arrests of BJP leaders start.

1990 OCTOBER 30 :Firing on karsewaks as 500 force enter the temple. 6 killed.

1990 NOVEMBER 2: Firing on karsewaks again as thousands defy barricades. 32 killed.

1990 NOVEMBER 19 :Advani visits Ayodhya amidst a historic welcome.

1990 NOVEMBER 30 :VHP-BJP decide to resume karsewa from December 6 in meeting at Gorakhpur.

1990 DECEMBER 1: VHP and Babri masjid committee meeting in Delhi inconclusive.

1990 DECEMBER 4 :Both VHP and AIBMAC decide to submit documents in their support on December 22

1990 DECEMBER 6: VHP's Satyagreh starts in Ayodhya and continues till January 14,1991

1990 DECEMBER 9 :Police arrests a youth with 28 sticks of dynamite and claims that he had planned to blow up the disputed shrine.

1990 DECEMBER 23 :Both VHP and AIBMAC produce evidence supporting their respective cases.

1991 JANUARY 14: Immersion of ashes of karsewaks at Sangam in Allahabad organised by VHP.

1991 JANUARY 15-17: VHP's Sant Sammellan and Chandra Swami's Sant Sammellan held at Allahabad.

1991 JUNE 24: BJP comes to power in U.P.

1991 JUNE 25: CM Kalyan Singh visits Ayodhya with ministers and MLAs before being sworn in.

1991 JUNE 30 :CM Kalyan Singh dissolves Ayodhya Inquiry commission set up by Mulayam Singh and announces to constitute it afresh.

1991 JULY 3 :The canopy over Shilanyas site re-installed.

1991 JULY 21 :Central karsewa Samiti of VHP holds two day meeting in Ayodhya to demand removal of all hurdles by November 1991.

1991 AUGUST 1: The protective fencing around disputed shrine removed by district administration following orders from state government

1991 AUGUST 11 : Azam Khan resigns post from BMAC

1991 AUGUST 30: VHP goes in for transfer of land and property from 5 private individuals inside the disputed premises.

1991 SEPTEMBER 3 :Lucknow High Court permits state government to carry out repairs of the disputed structure which was damaged in October 30 rioting.

1991 SEPTEMBER 28 :Marg Darshak Mandal meeting at Rishikesh constitutes 7 member subcommittee to work for removal of hurdles in way of construction of Ram temple.

1991 OCTOBER 7 :CM Kalyan Singh announces inquiry commission for Ayodhya to be headed by High Court serving judge.

1991 OCTOBER 7 :State government issues notification for acquiring 2.77acres of land in the disputed premises for `tourism development'

1991 OCTOBER 10 :Government acquires 2.77 acres of land inside the disputed premises including the Shilanyas site.

1991 OCTOBER 17 :Demolition work taken up on the acquired land inside the disputed premises as one temple of Keshav Das also demolished.

1991 OCTOBER 19 :

*Acquired land virtually given in VHP's control

*Bajrang Rudra Mahayagya starts at Karsewakpuram in Ayodhya

1991 OCTOBER 21: VHP activists dig up another foundation and perform puja ceremony

1991 OCTOBER 22 :*Faizabad Muslims observe bundh.

*Akali Dal's Simranjit Singh Mann arrested in Ghaziabad as he was heading for Ayodhya along with 10 vehicle loads of Akali volunteers.

1991 OCTOBER 25: Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court gives interim conditional order on the acquisition of land in the disputed premises.

1991 OCTOBER 26 :The district administration takes over acquired land.

1991 OCTOBER 29: V.P. Singh arrested at Ram Sanehi Ghat while going to Ayodhya for protesting against acquisition and demolition of temples.

1991 OCTOBER 30 :

*Saffron flags installed on the acquired land as VHP observes Shaurya Diwas.

*CM Kalyan Singh assures Home minister in Delhi that status quo will be maintained at the disputed site.

1991 OCTOBER 31 :karsewaks raid disputed structure, damage it and install saffron flag atop the middle dome. 40 arrested. Inquiry team of leaders from Delhi attacked.

1991 NOVEMBER 1: Faizabad Muslims observe bundh.

1991 NOVEMBER 2 :

*CM Kalyan Singh gives 4 written assurances before NIC including maintaining status quo.

*VHP holds Shradhanjali Arpan in Ayodhya, warns Centre against pressurising state government.

1991 NOVEMBER 15 :Supreme Court directives to state government not to disturb the buildings on the acquired land.

1991 NOVEMBER 27:

*The cases against karsewaks for raiding the disputed premises in October 1991 expunged by state government.

*Allahabad HC judge Narendra Nath appointed for Ayodhya commission.

1991 NOVEMBER 30:Ayodhya Commission notification cuts the number of terms of references from 10 to 3.

1991 DECEMBER 30 :Prakatotsava begins in Ayodhya

1992 FEBRUARY 19:The construction of Ram Diwal, described as security wall officially starts.

1992 MARCH 1 :*Lal Das removed from the position of head priest of Ram Janm Bhumi. *Lalji Tandon, Power minister, invites BMAC for talks on behalf of CM.

1992 MARCH 21: State government transfers 42 acres land to VHP for building Ram Katha Park.

1992 MARCH 22 :Tourism Department takes on demolition work in acquired 2.77 acres land. Demolishes Sankat Mochan and another temple.

1992 MARCH 23:

*Home Minister S.B. Chavan warns that the state government could be dismissed if it defied status quo.

*Senior VHP leaders including Ashok Singhal reach Ayodhya to take stalk.

1992 MARCH 24 :64 MLAs suspended from house while protesting against Ayodhya incidents.
 
 

1992 MARCH 25 :

*Congress and SJP MLAs demand immediate dismissal of the state govt. in memorandum to Governor.

1992 MARCH 30 :Mulayam Singh leading SJP leaders and workers arrested at Ram Sanehi Ghat while going to Ayodhya.

1992 MARCH 31 :Bomb explosion in Kasai Bara mosque of Faizabad.

1992 APRIL 3: JD group leader Reoti Raman Singh arrested at Ram Sanehi Ghat while on way to Ayodhya.

1992 APRIL 7 :NIC team led by JD's S.R. Bomai visits spot. No central union ministers or senior opposition leaders join the team.

1992 APRIL 8: State government tells HC that 12 big and small rooms were demolished on the acquired land.

1992 APRIL 19: BMAC refuses to enter into dialogue with the state government.

1992 APRIL 22 :CM Kalyan Singh refuses to communicate all details about Ayodhya developments to Centre.

1992 APRIL 26 :Four BJP CMs -- Sunder Lal Patwa (MP),Bhairon Singh Shekhawat(Raj), Shanta Kumar (HP) and Kalyan Singh(UP) visit disputed site, warn Centre against dismissing state government.

1992 APRIL 29 :British High Commissioner Nicholas Hains visits Ayodhya, meets CM to take stalk of situation.

1992 JULY 6 : Marg Darshak Mandal meeting starts in Ayodhya

1992 JULY 7 :VHP resolves to go in for temple renovation instead of construction of a new temple.

1992 JULY 8 : Levelling operations continue around disputed structure. Canopy removed by VHP.

1992 JULY 9 :Construction of 100 ft by 80 ft platform to serve as foundation of the new temple starts at Foundation site on the acquired 2.77 acre land by VHP.

1992 JULY 12: Home Minister SB Chavan visits construction site with a 16 member tem of officials.

1992 JULY 18 :NIC resolves to ask BJP to stop construction work.

1992 JULY 19: CM Kalyan Singh sends another order to district administration to implement court order but officials refuse to use force.

1992 JULY 25 :

*PM Narsihma Rao and VHP saints agree to call off karsewa at foundation site. karsewa stops at 2 pm.

*Ashok Singhal claims that Rao has assured results in solving the tangle in 3 months.

1992 AUG 15:Judicial commission appointed by the Supreme Court starts inquiry in Ayodhya to ascertain the logic of tourism department's construction project on 2.77 acres of acquired land.

1992 NOV 17: karsewa preparations started by VHP in Ayodhya.

1992 NOV 23:National Integration Council meeting lends all support to PM Rao in dealing with situation in Ayodhya. BJP leaders including CM Kalyan Singh boycott meeting.

1992 NOV 28:Supreme court accepts U.P. government's written assurance that it would not allow construction activity at the disputed site in Ayodhya and allowed symbolic karsewa.

*Home Minister S.B.Chavan rules out central interference as 35,000 karsewaks arrive in Ayodhya.

1992 DEC 3:VHP announces 5 day karsewa in first phase.

dismissed.