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New Delhi: Sticking to its charge against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, the Centre has told the Liberhan Commission that the state government had refused to go along with the Union government's decision favouring deployment of paramilitary forces and chalking out a new security plan for protection of the disputed structure in December 1992.

In its written submission before the Commission, the Union government said that Uttar Pradesh government had objected to the suggestions for drawing up a new security plan on the ground that the "maintenance of law and order" was a state subject.

"Later on through a letter dated December 1, 1992, the Chief Minister informed the Home Minister about the alleged misbehaviour of the members of the Central paramilitary forces and the unconstitutional unilateral deployment of the forces," the counsel said in the submission relating to the security measures and arrangements at the disputed structure.

The counsel informed the Commission that some differences had arisen when Union government wanted the state to prepare a new security plan for the structure.

"The state government felt that the existing security arrangements were adequate and could meet any threat to the disputed structure. It reiterated that the maintenance of law and order was a state subject and felt that the existing security plan was adequate and required no further changes," the Centre said in its submission.

However, the state government maintained that the suggestions given by the Central government were generally taken up very seriously and necessary action was taken by the state government to strengthen the security around the disputed structure.

"The Central government had continuously monitored the security arrangement in the Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid complex. The state government on its part accepted most of its suggestion and at times also clarified its own position on the same," the Centre claimed.

However, it said there was difference of opinion as to the changes made in the security arrangements which was done keeping in mind that the complex was a sacred place and was visited by pilgrims with a sense of devotion.

PTI