Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Thursday assured Muslim leaders that army would be deployed, if necessary, in the disturbed areas of Gujarat to restore peace, according to Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari.

After their meeting, Bukhari told reporters that Vajpayee told them that the situation was being reviewed by Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).


Defence minister George Fernandes and the three service chiefs attended the CCS meeting.

Bureau Report