Ahead of Ayodhya verdict major Railway advisory issued
New
Delhi,
Nov
08:
The
railway
police
issued
a
seven-page
advisory
to
all
its
zones
giving
them
a
slew
of
instructions
on
security
preparedness
ahead
of
the
much-awaited
Supreme
Court
verdict
on
the
Ram
Janmabhoomi-Babri
Masjid
dispute
case,
sources
said.
The
advisory
from
the
RPF
has
also
said
that
leaves
of
all
its
personnel
have
been
cancelled
and
they
have
been
instructed
to
be
engaged
in
escorting
trains.
The advisory, which covers aspects like security at platforms, railway stations, yard, parking space, bridges and tunnels as well as production units and workshops, has earmarked all potential hotspots which could either be a site for any violence or could be used to hide explosives.
The verdict on the temple-mosque land dispute is expected to be pronounced before Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi retires on November 17.
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The Railway Protection Force advisory has said that a close watch should be kept on all religious structures near railway stations or within its premises as they may become a "flashpoints" in case tempers run high. It has also instructed caretakers of such structures not to leave them unguarded.
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It has identified around 78 major stations with high footfall including stations in Mumbai, Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh where the presence of RPF personnel have been increased.
The advisory also rescinded an earlier order which allowed stations to keep their lighting to around 30 per cent to save electricity when there is no train at the station, instructing all zones to keep lighting at 100 per cent at all times instead.
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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also dispatched around 4,000 paramilitary personnel for security deployment in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Ayodhya.