Status quo in Ayodhya till Supreme Court takes up case: PM

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the Ayodhya verdict by the Allahabad High Court needed to be examined carefully and as such the status quo at the disputed site will be maintained until the cases are taken up by the Supreme Court.

The orders delivered by the three judges need to be examined carefully. The high court itself has directed that the status quo as prevailing till date shall be maintained for a period of three months, the prime minister said in an appeal following the judgment.

He said the correct conclusion, at this stage, is that the status quo will be maintained until the cases are taken up by the Supreme Court.

He appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony in the wake of the judgment of the Allahabad High Court.