Ayodhya:Curfew like situation prevailed in Ayodhya city on Sunday (Dec.6) on the 17th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque by Kar Sewaks (Hindu volunteers). Paramilitary personnel patrolled the streets and
kept a tight vigil to ward off any untoward incidents. "We are fully prepared
and have also deployed men on rooftops. And we are taking efforts to ensure that
no untoward incident takes place," said Gyaneswar Tiwari, Superintendent of Police,
Faizabad District. On their part, the local residents here said that an amicable
solution to the issue so that people could come out from the shadow of fear and
can lead a normal life. "On the issue of temple and mosque, everybody has the
same view. All of them want that a solution should be arrived at for this problem
so that the fear that is there in the hearts of the people is finished and people
can lead a normal life," said Vishwa Chand Gupta, a shopkeeper, Ayodhya. Hindus
regard Ayodhya as the birth place of Lord Rama. On December 6, 1992, a mob of
Hindu religious volunteers demolished the Babri mosque allegedly been built by
the Mughal ruler Babar in the sixteenth century at a place where Lord Ram temple
existed.
