UP govt foils VHP rally: 1,600 held, borders sealed
Lucknow: As many as 1,600 people, including BJP MP Yogi Adityanath and several VHP leaders, were arrested today while the borders of Ayodhya and Faizabad have been sealed by the Uttar Pradesh government as part
Adityanath, BJP MP Satyadeo Singh, BJP's regional secretary Surya Narain Tiwari and others arrested have been kept at the Irrigation Department's field hostel there.
National general secretary of VHP Champat Rai, BJP MLA Ram Chandra Yadav along with around 200 workers were arrested from Ramsewakpuram in Ayodhya.
With Muzaffarnagar riots fresh in mind, the Centre has asked the UP government to maintain status quo in Ayodha and prevent any attempt to flare up communal tension anywhere in the state.
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