There was an attempt by some sections to disturb the peace in the country as well as in Maharashtra and the law and order machinery was fully prepared and in readiness to thwart any untoward situation, State Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil said on Tuesday.
His comments come in the backdrop of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s aggressive stance over prohibiting the playing of “azaan” over loudspeakers and his May 3 ‘ultimatum’ to the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi government of the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress to remove loudspeakers before mosques.
“We are taking measures to ensure that there will not be any deterioration in law and order situation. While I do not think the situation will get out of hand, we are nonetheless fully prepared,” the Minister said in Nagpur.
