Ahead of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri-Masjid title dispute in the next fortnight, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked his ministers to refrain from making any ‘unnecessary’ or ‘controversial’ statements and instead Work for effective coordination to maintain peace in Uttar Pradesh.
Yogi spoke to his ministerial colleagues at a meeting of the council of ministers at the Lok Bhawan here on Friday.
“Yes, the chief minister has told us not to react or give any unnecessary statement and coordinate with others to maintain peace in view of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Ayodhya issue,” said a minister after the meeting.
The minister did not elaborate. Others at the meeting said ministers incharge of different districts have been told to ensure complete coordination with all sections of society.
Ministers have been told not to react to the verdict in any way and camp in their respective constituencies or districts under their charge around the time the verdict is expected, said another minister.
A senior minister said that underlining Yogi Adityanath’s directive, he saw the issue as a “passing reference”, stating that only the ‘government spokesperson’ should speak on Ayodhya’s decision.
