Over 2,000 VHP, BJP leaders, workers arrested
Atiq Khan
Security intensified in Ayodhya, SMS banned
Over 2,000 Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and workers were arrested to foil their attempts to observe “sankalp divas” (for the construction of a Ram temple) and hold a “sankalp sabha” at Ayodhya on Friday.
Among those arrested were BJP MP from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath; the former MP, Satyadev Singh; and VHP national general secretary Champat Rai.
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