NEW DELHI: As the Supreme Court deferred the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suits by a week, the government on Thursday extended the country-wide ban on all bulk SMSes and MMSes till September 29.
As a preventive measure in view of the court verdict, which was earlier scheduled to be pronounced on Friday, the government on Wednesday clamped the ban for three days (72 hours).
"Further decision on the ban (extension or lifting) will now be taken on September 28, depending upon what the apex court will say that day while hearing the plea for deferment of the judgment," said a senior government official.
The ban has been imposed as the security agencies apprehended that certain elements might foment trouble by inciting communal passions using bulk SMSes and MMSes. The agencies had expressed their concern during a security review meeting on the Ayodhya issue in the home ministry on Wednesday.
TOI
As a preventive measure in view of the court verdict, which was earlier scheduled to be pronounced on Friday, the government on Wednesday clamped the ban for three days (72 hours).
"Further decision on the ban (extension or lifting) will now be taken on September 28, depending upon what the apex court will say that day while hearing the plea for deferment of the judgment," said a senior government official.
The ban has been imposed as the security agencies apprehended that certain elements might foment trouble by inciting communal passions using bulk SMSes and MMSes. The agencies had expressed their concern during a security review meeting on the Ayodhya issue in the home ministry on Wednesday.
TOI
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