The hearing of the Babri mosque demolition case has been deferred till August 18 by a special court.
Special Judge Vansh Raj Singh deferred the matter on Saturday, after a CBI counsel sought adjournment of the proceedings, stating that the witnesses who were to give their testimony in the court, had not turned up.
Besides Advani and Joshi, Bharatiya Janshakti Party leader Uma Bharti, BJP General Secretary Vinay Katiyar, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders Ashok Singhal, Acharya Giriraj Kishore and Vishnu Hari Dalmiya, and Sadhvi Ritambhara have been named as accused in the case.
Advani is among those accused of inciting communal passions through inflammatory statements.
