by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
Post Ayodhya Verdict: PM kept eagle's eye
Talked to Amit Shah regularly from Amritsar
Modi, Shah tweets hail verdict
Sangh Parivar jubilant
Harish Gupta
New Delhi, Nov 9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a tough time today as he had the task to monitor the situation situation post Ayodhya verdict, Chulbul Cyclone in West Bengal and inaugurate the Kartarpur corridor check post on the Indian side. He left Delhi for Dera Baba Nanak to inaugurate the check post in Punjab early morning and returned only after flagging off the first Jatha of pilgrims which included Dr Manmohan Singh & others.
Sources in the PMO said that he took a stock of situation and discussed at length all possibilities with Union Home Minister Amit Shah before leaving and was in regular touch with him even after landing at Amritsar. Amit Shah is stationed keeping a close watch on the situation.
As the situation remained calm post Ayodhya verdict, the PM posted a series of tweets around 1 pm wherein he said that it will "reaffirm people's faith in judicial process" and appealed for peace and unity.
The tweets gave a clue of Prime Minister's thinking when he said "The temple of justice resolved the decades-old case amicably. The Halls of justice have amicably concluded a matter going on for decades.”
The PM went on to say, “This verdict shouldn't be seen as a win or loss for anybody. Be it Ram Bhakti or Rahim Bhakti, it is imperative that we strengthen the spirit of Rashtra Bhakti. May peace and harmony prevail!" PM Modi tweeted.
Hailing the Supreme Court for the judgment, the prime minister said that the verdict was crucial because it shows why it is important to follow legal procedures while resolving any dispute.
“I request 130 crore Indians to give an example of peace and harmony as per our ancient tradition," he said.
Earlier, Amit Shah went to twitter at 12.30 saying that the historic verdict will be a milestone and strengthen unity, integrity and rich culture of India.
If sources are to be believed, Amit Shah spoke to the PM several times to apprise him of various developments particularly sensitive districts in Delhi, Mumbai, UP and elsewhere.
These sources say that the Sangh Parivar is extremely thankful to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for successfully implementing the agenda; be it abrogation of Article 370 or Ram Temple. Both the issues were hanging fire for several decades and "Modi showed his grit and boldness in taking the bull by the horn", said a RSS functionary.
It was precisely because of this very reason that RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat was stationed in Delhi.
