Sept. 30: The Centre indicated on Thursday that the security across the country will continue to remain on high laert. Following the Ayodhya verdict and with the beginning of the Commonwealth Games, the Centre is not taking any chances. The control room in the home ministry is monitoring the situation round the clock.
Though the concerned political and religious outfits like the BJP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad have asked their cadre to exercise restraint following the verdict, the security establishments have asked forces to continue the vigil. “We cannot issue directions against celebrations but hope that peace committees and other groups do not indulge in any activities which may trigger unrest,” an official said.
Meanwhile a government official on Thursday refuted charges levelled by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati, that only 5,000 jawans were provided by the home ministry to maintain law and order. Ms Mayawati had demanded 60,000 paramilitary personnel. The government officials felt that the demand was “absurd”.
The official said that apart from 5,200 personnel deployed in the state ahead of the Ayodhya verdict, 31 companies (3,100) of central paramilitary forces are already stationed there while 1,200 personnel of the Rapid Action Force are stationed at highly sensitive locations.