10-16-2003, 04:51 AM
The Pioneer URL changes the day after, so i will post the full article for now and attempt to correct it tomorrow.
Putting Mulayam in charge of UP is halfway to handing it over to the terrorist state. The last time he was in power in UP he had weights attached to Karsevaks legs and had a fair number drowned in the river. The guy is no more than a bloody mercenary in the pay of the Pakis. I shudder to think he was Raksha Mantri in the UF ministry in the mid 90's.
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Ayodhya compromise jolted
Sanjay Singh; Kamal Kant Gouri/ New Delhi
The Centre's attempt to find a peaceful solution to the Ayodhya imbroglio met with roadblocks on Wednesday - Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Acharya Giriraj Kishore was arrested in Lucknow and the Uttar Pradesh administration began cracking down on the outfit's activists in Ayodhya.
Securitymen move to their positions in Ayodhya on Wednesday, ahead of Fridayâs VHP rally -PTI
Concerned over the turn of events, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani in the afternoon spoke to Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was away in Bhopal. Senior leaders in the Government are apprehensive that a high-handed approach on part of the State Government just might "complicate" matters, which in the long run, could "jeopardise" efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Ram temple issue at Ayodhya.
Sources said Mr Advani advised Mr Yadav that the devotees be allowed free access to the Ayodhya city for Ram Darshan. This was following assurances by RSS chief K S Sudarshan that the VHP programme would be peaceful and would not break the law.
That was precisely the reason why the Centre did not accept the State Administration's demand for stopping or diverting all trains passing through Faizabad even as some Home Ministry officials endorsed the idea. Observers say both the Centre and the State Government should try and work out the modalities for a peaceful solution. Any high-handed action by the administration could have adverse effects, Mr Advani reportedly told Mr Yadav.
The Chief Minister, on his part, assured him that he would review the situation once he reaches Lucknow.
In a related development, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh met Mr Advani and discussed the latest situation. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mr Advani are constantly being updated on the developments by senior officials and Minister of State for Home Affairs Swami Chinmayanand, who has been acting as the Centre's interlocutor.
Even though the Centre is not happy with the attitude of the VHP, it appears perturbed over Wednesday's arrest of Mr Kishore in Lucknow and a crackdown on parishad activists in Ayodhya. Another stumbling block in the process is VHP's refusal to give a written request to the Centre or the State detailing their programme of October 17.
The VHP has a condition. It would commit itself to holding the programme at Karsewakpuram - three kilometres away from the disputed site - only if its detained activists are released.
Swami Chinmayanand in the evening indicated that he would take up the issue of the release of the activists with Mr Yadav.
The Government is also concerned over another aspect of the VHP programme - the proposed Sankalp Diwas. This comes during the country's festival season. In the days that precede Diwali, there usually is a great deal of cross-country movement of both men and material. Against this backdrop, a curfew-like situation in and around Ayodhya, causing inconvenience to ordinary citizens of the region and those using highways running through it, could invite popular ire for the Government.
Meanwhile, the supply of essential commodities like milk, fruits, vegetables and fodder from neighbouring districts to Ayodhya resumed on Wednesday after Swami Chanmayanand spoke to senior State officials in this regard.
As the Government brainstorms on a possible way out of the impasse, the VHP appears bent upon defying the authorities. VHP spokesman Veereshwar Dwivedi said small batches of Ramsewaks - 25 each - would take turns to have a darshan of Ram. "We will repeat 1991 and hold the programme on October 17 as announced, come what may."
Putting Mulayam in charge of UP is halfway to handing it over to the terrorist state. The last time he was in power in UP he had weights attached to Karsevaks legs and had a fair number drowned in the river. The guy is no more than a bloody mercenary in the pay of the Pakis. I shudder to think he was Raksha Mantri in the UF ministry in the mid 90's.
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Ayodhya compromise jolted
Sanjay Singh; Kamal Kant Gouri/ New Delhi
The Centre's attempt to find a peaceful solution to the Ayodhya imbroglio met with roadblocks on Wednesday - Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Acharya Giriraj Kishore was arrested in Lucknow and the Uttar Pradesh administration began cracking down on the outfit's activists in Ayodhya.
Securitymen move to their positions in Ayodhya on Wednesday, ahead of Fridayâs VHP rally -PTI
Concerned over the turn of events, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani in the afternoon spoke to Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was away in Bhopal. Senior leaders in the Government are apprehensive that a high-handed approach on part of the State Government just might "complicate" matters, which in the long run, could "jeopardise" efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Ram temple issue at Ayodhya.
Sources said Mr Advani advised Mr Yadav that the devotees be allowed free access to the Ayodhya city for Ram Darshan. This was following assurances by RSS chief K S Sudarshan that the VHP programme would be peaceful and would not break the law.
That was precisely the reason why the Centre did not accept the State Administration's demand for stopping or diverting all trains passing through Faizabad even as some Home Ministry officials endorsed the idea. Observers say both the Centre and the State Government should try and work out the modalities for a peaceful solution. Any high-handed action by the administration could have adverse effects, Mr Advani reportedly told Mr Yadav.
The Chief Minister, on his part, assured him that he would review the situation once he reaches Lucknow.
In a related development, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh met Mr Advani and discussed the latest situation. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mr Advani are constantly being updated on the developments by senior officials and Minister of State for Home Affairs Swami Chinmayanand, who has been acting as the Centre's interlocutor.
Even though the Centre is not happy with the attitude of the VHP, it appears perturbed over Wednesday's arrest of Mr Kishore in Lucknow and a crackdown on parishad activists in Ayodhya. Another stumbling block in the process is VHP's refusal to give a written request to the Centre or the State detailing their programme of October 17.
The VHP has a condition. It would commit itself to holding the programme at Karsewakpuram - three kilometres away from the disputed site - only if its detained activists are released.
Swami Chinmayanand in the evening indicated that he would take up the issue of the release of the activists with Mr Yadav.
The Government is also concerned over another aspect of the VHP programme - the proposed Sankalp Diwas. This comes during the country's festival season. In the days that precede Diwali, there usually is a great deal of cross-country movement of both men and material. Against this backdrop, a curfew-like situation in and around Ayodhya, causing inconvenience to ordinary citizens of the region and those using highways running through it, could invite popular ire for the Government.
Meanwhile, the supply of essential commodities like milk, fruits, vegetables and fodder from neighbouring districts to Ayodhya resumed on Wednesday after Swami Chanmayanand spoke to senior State officials in this regard.
As the Government brainstorms on a possible way out of the impasse, the VHP appears bent upon defying the authorities. VHP spokesman Veereshwar Dwivedi said small batches of Ramsewaks - 25 each - would take turns to have a darshan of Ram. "We will repeat 1991 and hold the programme on October 17 as announced, come what may."