From: dea@rpi.edu (Anirban De)
Subject: India Asks Pakistan To Cut Its Diplomatic Strength In Delhi
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 12:22:14 GMT


Source: All India Radio
Time: 1pm EST, January 10,1992
Country: India

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* India asks Pakistan to cut strength of Pakistan HC in Delhi

* In Bombay condition in riot affected areas continue to be tense

* Six leaders of BJP, VHP and Bajrang Dal released

* 24th International Film Festival of India opened in Delhi


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India has asked Pakistan to bring down the number of its 
High Commission personnel from 150 to 110 by the 10th of
next month. India has also rejected Pakistan's long standing
request to let it use what Pakistan calls "Jinnah House" in 
Bombay.

A press release from the External Affairs ministry in New
Delhi said that India will not allow any temporary visa officer
of Pakistan outside of its High Commission in New Delhi or
the Consulate General in Bombay. Henceforth all visa affairs
have to be dealt with in New Delhi and Bombay only.
This comes in wake of Pakistan's request to cut the strength
of India's Consulate General in Karachi last month.


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In Bombay condition in riot affected areas continue to be tense
as news of fresh violence continue to come in. The authorities
have decided to continue the imposition of curfew in South,
South Central and Central Bombay. The Chief Minister of 
Maharashtra Sudhakarrao Naik visited different riot affected
areas.

He also said that intensive combing operations by the military,
para military and police forces will continue to flush out the
miscreants. He said the issue of holding namaz and offering
of mahaarti on the streets is being discussed at the highest
level. The former Governor of Maharashtra has said several
foreign agencies are creating the trouble and has appealed 
to leaders of both communities to work for peace and harmony.

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Two leaders of the BJP, L.K. Advani and M.M. Joshi and
four leaders of the two banned Hindu organizations, the VHP 
and the Bajrang Dal, V.H. Dalmia, A. Singhal, V. Katiar and
Uma Bharati have been released from judicial custody today.
	
The Chief Judicial Magistrate in the district of Lalitpur
in Uttar Pradesh released them when the investigative team
probing into the Ayodhya incident felt they had made 
good advancement in the case and did not press for remanding
the leaders in further custody.

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The 24th International Film Festival of India was inaugurated
in the Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi by the veteran film
producer G.P. Sippy. Addressing the function the Information
and Broadcasting minister A.K. Panja called upon film makers
to attain communal harmony through films.

Source: BBC World Service
Time: 10am & 11am (EST) January 10, 1992
Country: India

***   Violence continues in Bombay & Ahmedabad

Communal violence is spreading in Bombay and Ahmedabad
despite orders given to the army to shoot at sight. 
Burning and looting continues as the death toll has 
risen well over 100. It is believed that gangs having
connections with the cities underworld are taking 
advantage of the situation in looting shops.

BBC reporter in Delhi, Satish Jacob, reports that
during the first few days of violence the Muslims 
were in the offensive, but now the Hindus are reported
to be attacking.
 
Violence also continues in Ahmedabad, where recently
9 people were burnt to death in a rubber factory.


***  Govt. releases the arrested leaders of BJP & VHP

The Indian authorities have released all leaders of the
parties responsible for the destruction of the mosque
in Ayodhya last month. Those released include L.K. Advani,
M.M. Joshi of the BJP and some leaders of VHP.

 
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