Doval holds interfaith meet to discuss peace
   Date :11-Nov-2019
JUST a day after the Ayodhya verdict, National Security Advisor Ajit doval held a meeting at his residence of religious leaders cutting across faiths. Shia Cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad and Swami Chidanand Saraswati was present at the inter-religious meet at Doval’s residence on Sunday. Baba Ramdev, Swami Parmatmanand were also present there. Naved Hamid of Majlis-E-Mushawarat and Salim Engineer of Jamat-E-Islami Hind were also part of the meeting.
 
This meeting comes a day after the NSA held meeting with Avdheshanand Giri, Swami Parmatmanand and Baba Ramdev which lasted an hour. Saturdays meeting was to discuss the Ayodhya verdict. Sunday’s cross faith meeting was to take the message of peace forward, particularly in the aftermath of the Ayodhya verdict.
 
The eminent Hindu and Muslim religious leaders and intellectuals, who attended the inter-religious faith meet at National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s residence here on Sunday, have reposed their full faith in the rule of law and extended their full cooperation to the Government in ensuring peace and communal harmony in the country. “All the participants reposed full faith in the rule of law and Constitution of India. The leaders resolved to honour the decision of the Supreme Court and appealed to all countrymen to abide by it, emphasising that the national interest overrides all other considerations. They extended their full cooperation to the government in ensuring peace, communal harmony and upholding the rule of law,” said a joint press statement issued after the meeting.
 
The Supreme Court on Saturday passed order favouring construction of Ram Temple in the disputed land in Ayodhya, leaving many apprehensive of the law and order situation.
 
Nearly 90 arrested, action against thousands of posts
NEARLY 90 people have been arrested and action taken against over 8,000 social media posts as authorities maintained a tight vigil in the temple town and elsewhere in the country in the wake of the Ayodhya verdict, while Hindu and Muslim religious leaders exhorted people to maintain communal harmony after a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Sunday.
 
There has been no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the country, officials said, adding Home Minister Amit Shah has telephoned several Chief Ministers over the last two days to ensure peace in run up to and after the Supreme Court judgement in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. Since Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh police has arrested 77 people, including 40 on Sunday, for allegedly trying to vitiate the atmosphere through social media posts, according to a police statement. Action has been taken against 8,275 posts including 4,563 posts on Sunday, it said, adding these had been posted on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
 
In Madhya Pradesh, eight people were arrested in Seoni and two in Gwalior for posting objectionable messages on social media and bursting crackers after the Supreme Court verdict, police said. Gwalior jail warden Mahesh Awad was suspended for bursting crackers in Chhaoni area despite a ban on such post-verdict activities by district authorities. Meanwhile, the Sunni Central Waqf Board again reiterated that it will not file a review petition.