Mayawati appeals for calm

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday appealed for calm in the aftermath of the Ayodhya judgment, but said there was always a possibility of an appeal.

\”Please maintain communal harmony and beware of forces that try to spread communal strife,\” Mayawati said soon after the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ruled in favour of a temple at the disputed site.

\”If anyone tries to spoil the peace in Uttar Pradesh, the state government too will take strict action,\” she said, adding the verdict should not be considered final, as \”it can always be