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Shutdown
in parts of Hyderabad on Babri anniversary
Monday December 06, 2010 11:27:25 AM,
IANS
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Hyderabad:
Parts of Hyderabad Monday remained shut in response to a call
given by Muslim organisations to mark the 18th anniversary of the
demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
Shops, business establishments and educational institutions
remained closed in Muslim-majority areas while few vehicles were
seen plying on the roads.
Markets around the historic Charminar wore a deserted look. The
usual hustle bustle in the popular Laad Bazar, Gulzar Houz,
Patthergatti and Madina was missing.
The impact of the shutdown was also visible in areas like Malakpet,
Nampally, Mehidpatnam and Toli Chowki. However, normal life
remained unaffected in other parts of Hyderabad, its twin city
Secunderabad and the IT hub Cyberabad.
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT),
Tameer-e-Millat and various other Muslim political and religious
groups have called for the shutdown, demanding reconstruction of
the demolished mosque at its original site.
They appealed to Muslims and other peace-loving and secular
citizens to observe a peaceful shutdown. Religious leaders advised
Muslims to offer special prayers for restoration of the mosque.
Police have made elaborate security arrangements and banned the
assembly of five or more people till Tuesday. It also denied
permission to some organisations to hold meetings, rallies and
processions.
Policemen, including personnel from the paramilitary Rapid Action
Force (RAF), were deployed in communally sensitive areas,
especially in the old city. Security was beefed up around places
of worship.
Police also erected barricades and were checking vehicles and
frisking people at several places. It has also banned hoisting of
religious flags and distribution of sweets to prevent any untoward
incident.
Police Commissioner A.K. Khan said additional police forces were
called from districts for deployment.
A tight vigil is being maintained in view of the communal violence
early this year and the recent verdict of the Lucknow bench of
Allahabad High Court in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janambhoomi dispute.
A mob of radical Hindus demolished the 16th century Babri mosque
Dec 6, 1992, alleging that it was built after razing a temple
built on the birthplace of Hindu deity Ram.
On Sep 30 this year, a three-judge special bench of the Allahabad
High Court ruled that the spot in Ayodhya where a makeshift temple
was built hastily after razing the mosque was the spot where Ram
was born.
It had ordered division of the disputed 90 ft by 120 ft piece of
land where the Babri Masjid once stood into three parts - one to
Ram Lalla deity, one to the Nirmohi Akhara and one to the Sunni
Wakf Board.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, both Hindu and Muslim groups have
filed appeals in the Supreme Court.
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