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Ayodhya: With the crackdown on Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists continuing and administration sealing the venue of the proposed "sankalp meet" on October 17 tomorrow, the saffron outfit on October 16 said it was planning to change the place and timing of the programme and catch the administration unawares.

VHP international president Ashok Singhal would participate in the meet and was in the temple town supervising preparations for the programme, senior leader Ram Vilas Vedanti, who has gone underground to avoid arrest, said from an undisclosed destination which he said was in the town.

"The venue and timing of the sankalp meeting could be changed in view of the crackdown by the district administration," he said but did not disclose the new venue.

The administration on October 15 night pulled down the massive pandal erected at the sprawling Ramsevakpuram, venue of the proposed meet, sealed the complex and stationed PAC jawans.

All approach roads to the venue were sealed and no one was allowed past the several security barriers.

Vedanti said the VHP's programme "stands" and claimed thousand of Ram bhakts had already reached Ayodhya to participate in the meet.

"Thousands of Ram bhakts will appear on the streets of Ayodhya tomorrow and take sankalp for construction of the Ram temple," he claimed.

The VHP leader said after taking the pledge they would move towards the makeshift Ram temple to have "darshan" of the Lord Ram.

VHP sources said the nature of the programme could also be changed keeping in view the crackdown.

PTI