PC: Don’t jump to hasty conclusion
Two days ahead of the pronouncement of the Ayodhya title verdict, home minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that it would be inappropriate to reach any hasty conclusion that one side has “won” or that the other side has “lost” and appealed to all the parties to the suits as well as the general public and the media to help maintain peace.
“I would appeal to the general public to receive the verdict of the court as the culmination of the legal process that deserves our respect and acceptance,” the home minister said. Mr Chidambaram particularly called upon all organisations to urge their members not to “spread rumours” or make “provocative statements”. He said that “state governments and the district administrations should immediately activate the peace committees consisting of the residents of a ward, panchayat or mohalla and urge such committees to maintain the utmost vigil and defuse any situation where there is first sign of trouble.”
The home minister said it is possible that there will be one or more judgements delivered by the three-judge special bench. “The judgements would have to be read carefully, and the findings of the honourable judges on each of the issues in the four suits would have to be analysed meticulously, before any conclusions may be drawn,” he said. “It would be inappropriate to reach any hasty conclusion that one side has ‘won’ or that the the other side has ‘lost”’ he said.
Mr Chidambaram said it would be reasonable to assume that one or both sides would immediately apply to the special bench for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court on the Issues that either side may think have been decided against it.
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