Ayodhya verdict: Security tightened across U.P; schools-colleges shut

long wait for Ayodhya case verdict will come to an end on Saturday. According to information given by additional registrar of Supreme Court, apex court will be delivering its final verdict on vember 9 at 10:30 am.

Ahead of verdict, security in Ayodhya has been beefed up. So far, 18,000 state police personnel, 3,000 state Rapid Action Force staff, and 4,000 Central troops have been deployed in Ayodhya to maintain law and order. Sources suggest that forces have been directed by  Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that body is allowed to spread any communal mess, including political and religious leaders within State.

According to sources, State Chief Secretary and UP DGP mselves will be on ground zero to monitor situation. District Magistrate will be taking an hourly update directly from Chief Minister's Office. affected district and  neighboring 3 districts will be in a lockdown position. Moreover, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will remain in a 'ready to move' position. Apart from this, nine helicopters have been made available for urgent movement basis as part of security arrangements and three separate choppers will be present for aerial monitoring. Drones will also be used in sensitive areas to monitor any spurious activity.

Uttar Pradesh Government ahead of verdict has declared that all schools, colleges, and training centres will be shut from vember 9 to vember 11.

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CJI meets Uttar Pradesh DGP and Chief Secretary

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today called upon top officials from Uttar Pradesh before Supreme Court to review preparedness of State ahead of verdict. In a meeting that started around on and lasted a little over an hour, Chief Secretary and DGP of Uttar Pradesh briefed Chief Justice on steps taken by UP government and UP police to ensure law and order is maintained in State before and after Supreme Court decision comes.

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SC Development

Ayodhya land dispute, which is one of longest standing legal battles country has seen, is expected to have large scale communal ramifications irrespective of which side verdict favors. Various security prevention and or arrangements have been made to ensure peace and harmony in country once verdict is prounced tomorrow. Section 144 has been already been imposed by state in Kanpur, Bhopal, and Nagpur. A five-judge constitution bench had been hearing day-to-day arguments in case that lasted 40 days. final verdict was reserved by Supreme Court on October 16.

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