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Letter on Ram temple sparks controversy, Home Secy removed

October 13, 2013

Sarvesh_Chandra_MishraLucknow, Oct 13: The UP government late Saturday transferred Secretary (Home) and suspended a section officer of the department for issuing a letter that "mistakenly" called senior administration and police officers for a meeting "to discuss the construction of a temple at Ramjanmabhoomi, like the reconstruction of Somnath temple, by enacting a parliamentary law".

The letter, issued by Secretary (Home) Sarvesh Chandra Mishra, called officers for a meeting with Principal Secretary (Home) R M Srivastava on October 14 to discuss the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) proposed Sankalp Diwas in Ayodhya on October 18.

The subject of the letter mentioned: "Regarding the construction of temple at Ramjanmabhoomi like the reconstruction of Somnath temple, with the enacting a parliamentary law by Government of India."

The UP government will also conduct an inquiry into the "clerical mistake" and "negligence" on the part of Home department officials in the confidential letter that was sent out on October 8.

The "error" in the letter's subject has created a flutter in political circles.

Cabinet Minister Azam Khan said the government has taken the matter very seriously and people responsible for this will be punished.

"What is the level of this mistake? How did the name of Somnath temple come into the letter? An inquiry will be conducted. We want to know how deep the fascist forces have penetrated," he said.

Talking to reporters on Saturday, Principal Secretary (Home) Srivastava said the subject of the letter was the result of "negligence" by some officials in the department.

He said the meeting was to take place Monday through a video conference to discuss the VHP's programmes on October 18.

The Principal Secretary claimed that the information collected by the intelligence about the objective of the proposed VHP programmes was "mistakenly" mentioned in the subject of the letter — even though it is not a norm to mention subject in a meeting notice.

Srivastava said the letter was not related to any government policy and it was only a meeting notice to discuss the law and order situation.

He said the Sankalp Diwas functions are proposed by the VHP in the sequence of its earlier 84-kosi yatra and the meeting of senior police and administration officials, including those from Faizabad division, was to be held to discuss the situation of law and order and preparation for these proposed programmes.

Srivastava said the government will conduct an inquiry into the alleged negligence by officials who prepared the letter .

He said the department has issued a corrected letter Friday and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav who is also the Home minister, is in the know of the issue.

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August 5,2020

Ayodhya,  Aug 5: The Saryu Ghat was seen decorated ahead of the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

In wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, sanitisation work was also done at the Hanuman Garhi temple in the morning ahead of the Prime Minister's visit. Strict security and COVID-19 protocols will be followed at the temple.

Prime Minister Modi will perform 'pooja' at Hanuman Garhi and Shree Ramlala Virajman before performing 'bhoomi pujan' of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had informed on Tuesday.

He will unveil a plaque to mark the laying of the foundation stone and also release a commemorative postage stamp on 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir'.

Around 175 eminent guests have been invited for the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of the Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir. Besides Prime Minister Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Mahant Nritya Gopaldas Maharaj, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be present on stage.

"175 eminent guests have been invited for the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir. 135 Pujya Sants belonging to 135 spiritual traditions will be present in the programme. Some eminent citizens of Ayodhya have also been invited," as per Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra.

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May 31,2020

New Delhi, May 31: India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 1,82,143, while the death toll rose to 5,164, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 89,995, while 86,983 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said.

"Thus, around 47.75 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said.

The total confirmed cases include foreigners.

The death toll has gone up by 193 since Saturday morning, of which 99 were from Maharashtra, 27 from Gujarat, 18 from Delhi, nine each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, seven from West Bengal, six each from Tamil Nadu and Telangana, five in Bihar, three from Uttar Pradesh, two from Punjab, and one each from Haryana and Kerala.

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March 24,2020

Ahmedabad, Mar 24: The Gujarat police has detained 426 people in the last 24 hours for violating lockdown rules in force in the state to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Tuesday.

They include those who came out despite being advised home quarantine, state Director General of Police Shivanand Jha said.

"The lockdown met with around 90 per cent success. We are taking strict measures to implement the lockdown in the remaining 10-15 per cent areas. We have lodged 238 cases related to the violation of police notification and 127 cases related to quarantine rule violation. In all, we have detained 426 persons across the state," Jha told reporters in Gandhinagar.

"For better implementation of the lockdown and to address issues concerning people, we have set up a dedicated 24-hour control room and appointed two additional DGP rank officers to supervise operations. Three teams under them would work to resolve issues across the state," said Jha.

He said police commissioners and districts SPs have been asked to enforce the lockdown in an effective manner.

Essential services like vegetable and milk shops are allowed to remain open, he said, and asked people not to flock in large numbers to such shops.

The state has so far reported 33 COVID-19 cases, and one person has died of the infection.

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