Police put on general alert

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, DEC. 5. A general alert has been sounded by the State Police Headquarters here in view of the eighth anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition on Wednesday.

Police officers have been asked to keep a vigil on the situation. The top police officers, however, clarified that the police were not expecting any trouble.

Meanwhile, the office-bearers of the State unit of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Anjuman-e-Islam and other Muslim organisations met the Governor, Ms. V.S. Rama Devi, and submitted a memorandum to her. They demanded maintenance of status quo at the disputed site in Ayodhya, stern action against those responsible for demolition of the mosque and speedy disposal of cases pending before Allahabad High Court on the dispute. They also wanted an assurance through Parliament and the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly that no construction activity would be allowed at the site till the cases pending before the courts were disposed of.

Those who met the Governor included Mr. Mufti Ashraf Ali Khan, President of the state unit of AIMPLB.

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