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Karsevaks make plans to sneak into Ayodhya

A number of karsevaks from across the country have converged in nearby villages around Ayodhya ahead of Vishwa Hindu Parishad's proposed shila puja on Saturday.

"We are not cowards. We may not be able to carry out our programme as planned but we will certainly mark our presence tomorrow (Friday)," Abhigyan, a native of Bihar told PTI.

Abhigyan is one of the scores of die-hard VHP activists who have almost made it to Ayodhya.

A large number of such volunteers, mostly from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, have also arrived in the adjoining Gonda, Barabanki, Ambedkar Nagar and Basti districts and are planning to move in the wee hours of Friday, VHP sources said.

"Are we foolish to come by road to be caught by the security personnel? We can enter Ayodhya through so many circuitous routes," Ramchandra, a shopkeeper from Pune, said.

Local VHP leaders said that they have arranged for temporary shelters in the villages for the karsevaks and they will be 'moving according to a planned strategy'.

"Our aim is not to create law and order problem. We want to show that no amount of security can frighten us and deter us from our cause and devotion to Lord Ram," Anbazhagan from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore town said.

Senior security officials conceded that it was not 'humanly possible' to completely seal off the porous borders or fence it.

"There are village roads, the path along the railway tracks that lead to Ayodhya from different directions," they said.

"At best, we can ensure that there is no large gathering and that not even one karsevak gets into the acquired land, which has been completely sealed off," a local police official said on condition of anonymity.

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