The Hindu : Kar sevaks take out march

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Tuesday, Mar 05, 2002

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Kar sevaks take out march

AYODHYA, MARCH 4. Defying prohibitory orders, about 100 kar sevaks, mostly women and children, took out a symbolic march here today.

The kar sevaks, assembled in the temple city, took out the march this morning from Karsevakpuram, a camp set up for them, to another camp, Ramsevakpuram, covering a distance of about half a kilometre, and back, sources said.

Yesterday the authorities had put up public notices outside the two camps informing imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Cr.P.C., banning rallies and demonstrations. Significantly, the notices were not seen on the walls and had apparently not torn off.

Police seemed to take the development lightly as a senior official when contacted said the effort of the authorities was to prevent the kar sevaks from coming on to the main roads.

Meanwhile, a batch of 75 kar sevaks were today transported out of Ayodhya by the Government-provided vehicles, the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) A.K. Mitra told PTI.

He said there had been no fresh arrivals of kar sevaks during the past two days ``although they are making attempts''.

``We are keeping a close watch. While they are trying to reach here, our effort is to prevent them,'' Mr. Mitra said.

The VHP, however, dismissed this and claimed that at least 75 kar sevaks from Maharashtra had reached Ayodhya since last night.

- PTI

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