VHP denied nod to light lamps at Ayodhya disputed site

The Ayodhya district administration on Monday denied the Vishwa Hindu Parishad permission to light lamps at the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site during Diwali, IANS reported.

This came a day after restrictive orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which bans the assembly of more than four people, were imposed in the temple town. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad was planning to light 5,100 earthen lamps.

District Commissioner Manoj Misra reportedly told a delegation of the Hindutva outfit’s leaders that “no religious activity beyond the Supreme Court’s mandate on the issue will be allowed”.