Ayodhya, 14 June (HS): The local administration has prohibited an

annual Urs celebration in Ayodhya after receiving reports of a probable

violation of peace and a worsening law and order situation, authorities said. The

Urs ceremony, which has taken place here for the previous two decades, was slated

for Saturday and Sunday. Following a

protest from the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Ayodhya administration

revoked permission for the 'Dada Miya Urs', which is performed annually at the

Dada Miya Mazaar in the Khanpur Masodha area of district. According to reports, local VHP members Lalji

Sharma and Suryakant Pandey filed a police report alleging that a gathering was

being organized in the name of Ghazi Baba in Khanpur Masodha.

A police inquiry discovered that

the organisers received authorization from the local authority to hold the Urs

under the name Urs Dada Miya. However, they were discovered

collecting money while generating invoices under the name Ghazi Baba

Urs. The complainants further stated that during Urs, the organizers

invite some clergy who purportedly conduct black magic and mislead people. The nod

provided under the name 'Urs Dada Miya' has been canceled when it was

discovered that Urs under the name Ghazi Baba was being prepared, Circle

Officer Ashutosh Tiwari stated. Meanwhile,

no members of the Urs organizing committee have spoken out on the topic.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi