Click to play videoAyodhya: It is just 24 hours to go before the big Ayodhya verdict comes up. It's all boots on the ground in Uttar Pradesh. Over a lakh uniformed men have been brought in to police every corner of Ayodhya , Faizabad , Lucknow and 19 other sensitive areas in the state.
Not wanting to take any chances the Mayawati government has banned all peace rallies – protest rallies and distribution of sweets post the verdict. Entry into the premises of the Lucknow High Court where the verdict will be delivered has been restricted – the registrar has asked lawyers who don't have a case on the 24th not to come to court. Not just that, security for the three judges who will read out the historic Babri verdict has been doubled.
Rumour mongering – a big worry for the state government has been taken care of by the Center. Mass sms and MMS have been banned till the 27th across the country. While Home Minister P Chidambram has asked all governments of all the states to be on high alert, the Karnataka government has gone a step ahead ordering all schools to be shut on the 24th and 25th. These two days will also be dry days in the state.
There was some controversy whether the Supreme Court would postpone this verdict because one of the petitioners was supposed to approach the apex to court on Thursday but since that is not happening, the stage is all set for the Lucknow High Court verdict.
Sixty years after it was filed – India’s longest running and most controversial legal battle will finally see a verdict on Friday – and how India reacts to it will be a litmus test for its democratic secular values.
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