Adequate security in place to thwart any trouble: Chidambaram

IANS

School children display a placard as they participate in a peace rally in Mumbai on Wednesday ahead of the Ayodhya title suits verdict. “India has moved on, especially the people who were born after 1992 have a different view. I don’t foresee any problem with the judgment,” Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in New Delhi.

A day before Allahabad High Court’s verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government didn’t foresee any problems after the announcement of the court decision.

“India has moved on, especially the people who were born after 1992 (when the Babri Masjid at the disputed site was demolished) have a different view. I don’t foresee any problem with the judgement,” Mr. Chidambaram told reporters here.

The Home Minister claimed that the government had taken “adequate” security measures to thwart any trouble after the Lucknow bench of the High Court delivers its judgment on Thursday.

“I hope peace and communal harmony will be maintained. The central government has made adequate security arrangements… There are 1.90 lakh policemen from all formations in Uttar Pradesh and I think 1.9 lakh is more than enough to maintain law and order,” he said.

In his appeal for peace, Mr. Chidambaram said the High Court ruling should be seen as an end of the legal process.

Any party to the dispute that feels dissatisfied with the verdict can immediately approach the Supreme Court to challenge the High Court verdict, he said. (the hindu)

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