Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy said, on Wednesday afternoon, that the Ganesh Visarjan procession, currently underway, has been peaceful so far, with no reports of any untoward incident from any part of the city.
Talking at Moazzam Jahi Market, Sabitha Indra Reddy said that the police were maintaining strict vigil over the city, and that any attempt to disturb the peace would be dealt with strictly.
The Home Minister appealed to the people to co-operate with the law-keepers in maintaining law and order in the City.
Referring to the impending verdict by the Allahabad High Court over the title suit of the Babri Masjid slated for September 24th, the Home Minister said that if any community was disappointed by the judgment, it could take recourse of the higher Courts rather than resorting to protests. She appealed to people not to show excessive joy and thereby hurt members of the other community after the verdict.
Indra Reddy expressed confidence that the entire procession would pass off peacefully.