Source: indiatoday.intoday.in
INDIA, DELHI, October 2, 2010: Allahabad High Court’s verdict on Babri title suit was received with calm across India.
A studied silence prevailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad district as the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court delivered the verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute in Ayodhya. Shops in Ayodhya town, the epicenter of the dispute, opened but pulled down their shutters as the verdict approached. Fortunately, the fears did not materialize.
People of both the communities welcomed the judgment. “The court has been fair to both the Hindus and the Muslims,” Kundan Lal Sharma, a local businessman, said. His views were echoed by Bilal Akhtar, a cyber-cafe owner. “We are happy with the court decision and request everyone to maintain peace and harmony.”
The administration, however, has no plans to remove the huge battery of forces deployed in the district. ” A decision is yet to be taken,” district magistrate M. P. Agarwal, said.
Elsewhere in the country, situation remained peaceful. The ministry of home affairs till late in the evening had no report of any major communal disturbance.