New Delhi, Oct 14: In the wake of rising tension in Ayodhya ahead of VHP`s October 17 programme, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and top BJP leaders today took stock of the situation to ensure how the entire programme should be held peacefully. The meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and BJP President M Venkaiah Naidu reviewed the situation arising out of VHP programme and the steps being taken by the state government, highly placed sources said.
The meeting decided that Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayananda would coordinate with the Parishad to ensure that the programme passes off without any untoward incident. Being the festival season, it was decided that no trains would be either stopped or diverted as this would only put people to hardship, the sources said.
Bureau Report