Babri verdict: Centre for strict vigil

By Abhijit Roy

NEW DELHI: In view of September 24 Babri verdict, the centre on Wednesday asked states to take adequate measures to maintain peace. It asked the states to keep strict vigil in sensitive areas.

Issuing a governemnt statement on Ayodhya here home minister P chidambaram said that the centre has taken a number of measures to assist the state governemnts. “No one needs to have any apprehension, and if every one realises his/her obligations to society, we can ensure that there is peace, order and harmony”, he said.

Praising the different religious organisations, including organisations connected with the parties to the suits for appealing people to maintain peace the statement said: “ Now it is the duty of all organisations concerned to actively work to maintain the peace. In particular, all organisations must urge their members not to spread rumours or make provocative statements”.

Home minister said that it was important that the State Governments and the District Administrations should immediately activate the peace committees consisting of the residents of a ward or panchayat or mohalla and urge such committees to maintain the utmost vigil and defuse any situation when there is the first sign of trouble. “It is the Government’s earnest hope that all sections of the people will cooperate with the Government in maintaining peace, order, harmony and tranquillity”,

The minister said that it was possible that there would be one or more judgments delivered by the three-judge Special Bench. “The judgments would have to be read carefully, and the findings of the Hon’ble judges on each of the Issues in the four suits would have to be analysed meticulously, before any conclusions may be drawn”, he said adding that it would be inappropriate to reach any hasty conclusion that ‘one side has won or that the other side has lost’. 

It would be reasonable to assume, says the statememt that one or both sides would immediately apply to the Special Bench of the High Court for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court on the Issues that either side may think have been decided against it.

Article 134A of the Constitution of India allows a party aggrieved to make an oral application in this regard immediately after the passing of the judgment.

Bulk SMS & MMS Messages Banned for 72 Hours

NEW DELHI: (AMN) Ministry of Communications & Information Technology on Wednesday evening issued orders to ban bulk SMS & MMS Messages for Next 72 Hours. The order has came after consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs in view of Ayodhaya verdict.
The government has asked all Mobile Telecom Services Providers in the country to ban all bulk SMS & all bulk MMS Messages in all service areas with immediate effect.