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Muslim families shift out of Ayodhya Sanjay Pandey in Ayodhya | October 16, 2003 With the Vishwa Hindu Parishad adamant on going ahead with its October 17 programme at the disputed site and the violence in 1990 and 1992 fresh in their minds, some Muslim families have temporarily shifted out of Ayodhya. The Uttar Pradesh government fears a law and order problem during the 'Devdarshan and Sankalp Sabha' programme. To make matters worse, the VHP has also refused to give an assurance that the programme will be peaceful. Apprehending trouble, residents of several Muslim localities claimed that at least 20 to 25 families had left the temple town, but the district administration pleads ignorance. On Thursday, the VHP rejected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's offer that the outfit could hold its programme at any place 5km away from the disputed site in Ayodhya. VHP media in-charge Sharad Sharma told PTI in Ayodhya that the offer was irrelevant since Ayodhya's city limits extended only to 2km from the disputed site. Moreover, the original venue of the meeting, Karsevakpuram, was about 3km from the disputed site. The government is continuing efforts to arrive at an understanding with the VHP on the venue of its programme. Inspector General of Police (Faizabad zone) V N Rai had reportedly approached senior VHP leader Ram Vilas Vedanti with the offer that the organisation could hold its programme in Darshan Nagar on the outskirts of Ayodhya. Ram Janmabhoomi Trust president Nritya Gopaldas said he was in touch with Union Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayanand to arrive at a compromise on the question of the venue. At present, three venues are under consideration ??“ Ramsevakpuram, Surajkund and the open field near the Ram Ghat Railway Station. Convener of the Helal Committee and special member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board Khaliq Ahmed Khan expressed fears that the VHP's programme could disturb communal peace and amity. There are locks on several doors in the predominantly Muslim areas of Gariwan Tola, Saidwara, Beghumpura, Quaziana and Kotia. The family of Farooq of Gariwan Tola left a few days back, said another resident Rahees Ahmed. Similarly, the families of Rafique and Sasiullah had shifted in with their relatives in nearby districts, he said. Additional District Magistrate Sudhakar Adeeb said he had no knowledge about Muslim families shifting out of the town. The administration had made special security arrangements in Muslim localities and "we are committed to ensure that no harm comes to them and their properties." PTI ----------------------------------------------------------------- rediff.com No written guarantee for peace: VHP Tara Shankar Sahay in New Delhi | October 15, 2003 The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday refused to give a written guarantee to the Union government that its October 17 sankalp (resolve) rally in Ayodhya will be peaceful. Thousands of Ram bhakts, as the VHP calls them, have been gathering in the twin towns of Ayodhya and Faizabad this week to resolve to build a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. Also see: Paramilitary forces surround Karsevakpuram Several thousand VHP activists have been detained in various parts of Uttar Pradesh, where Mulayam Singh Yadav's government sees a sinister design in the VHP rally to disturb the temple town's peace. VHP spokesman Vireshwar Dwivedi told reporters in New Delhi: "Union Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayanand spoke to VHP general secretary Pravin Togadia on Tuesday and perhaps asked for a written undertaking that the Ram bhakts will remain peaceful. "When Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani have not been able to give a written undertaking that they will bring about peace in Jammu and Kashmir, how can a social organisation like the VHP give such a guarantee concerning our programme in Ayodhya?" Also see: Avoid confrontation, Advani tells Mulayam Dwivedi warned that if Ram bhakts were harassed, they will respond in an appropriate way. Asked what if this entailed violence, Diwedi said it would be 'even-handed.' "We are not satisfied with the central government's arrangements in Ayodhya. About 1. 75 lakh Ram bhakts have been kept in inhuman conditions...they must be treated in a dignified way," he said. Dwivedi said around 45,000 Ram bhakts led by Swami Vasudevananda Saraswati have left for Ayodhya from Prayag to participate in the October 17 rally. On VHP vice-president Giriraj Kishore's arrest in Lucknow by the state administration, Dwivedi said it is a matter of concern that he has not been allowed to talk to the media. The VHP spokesman asserted that VHP activists will take part in the rally in large numbers come what may. |
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