Muslims feeling insecure in Ayodhya ahead of VHP, Sena functions: title suit plaintiffs

Days ahead of the proposed rallies of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Shiv Sena in Ayodhya, three Muslim plaintiffs in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit Wednesday claimed their community members were feeling insecure and may be thinking of migrating out of the city.

While the VHP plans to hold a "sant sammelan" in Ayodhya on November 25, the Shiv Sena has slated the same day for holding a massive rally to be addressed by its supremo Raj Thackeray, who would reach here a day earlier to felicitate over 100 Hindu seers.

The two right-wing Hindu outfits have claimed that lakhs of their activists and Ram Bhakts would reach Ayodhya to participate in the their respective functions.

Talking to PTI, three Muslim plaintiffs of the Ayodhya land dispute suit -- Iqbal Ansari, Haji Mahboob and Mohammad Umar -- claimed that their community members were fearing threat to their lives and demanded security for them.

Reacting to the Muslims' fears, Faizabad City Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Singh sought to assure them of complete safety and security to their lives and property.

"No one need to be afraid of anything. We are arranging heavy security on the days for the proposed functions," he said.

Expressing the Muslims' fears, Ansari said Wednesday, "As the VHP and Shiv Sena are gathering their activists in large numbers in Ayodhya, the Muslim community here is feeling very much insecure. We might migrate from Ayodhya."