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VHP has a face-saving formula
ready for March 15

Tara Shankar Sahay in New Delhi

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has drawn an alternate plan for March 15 in view of the tight security in Ayodhya that may well prevent it from performing the 'shila pujan' on the acquired land adjacent to the disputed site.

The Union government, on its part, has left the matter to the Supreme Court which will hear two petitions -- one seeking a direction to prevent a build up of kar sevaks in Ayodhya and the second seeking a ban on the 'shila pujan' -- on Wednesday.

A senior home ministry official said the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas chief Sant Ramchandra Paramhans will court arrest with other Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders if the shila pujan is disallowed by the court.

"Our intelligence reports from Ayodhya indicate that Paramhans will court arrest if the court says that the status quo on the land adjacent to the disputed site must be maintained," the official said.

He said since the VHP activists have already begun a puja at the shilas karyashala (workshop where the pillars meant for temple construction are being carved), they were likely to take just one stone to the puja site and consecrate it.

"That is where the matter stands as of now. The Union government is determined to prevent any untoward incident in Ayodhya on March 15 and security is going to be very tight," he said.

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