Wednesday, May 3 2006 13:58 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Ahmedabad: Warning of strict action against those indulging in violence in Vadodara, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today (May 3, 2006) appealed to people in the city to maintain peace.

"Some people with vested interests are unhappy with the manner in which the state was progressing and maintaining peace," Modi said.

Law enforcement agencies would take necessary steps to restore peace and normalcy at the earliest, he said in a statement.

Modi, presently in south Gujarat, is expected to visit the Vadodara this afternoon to take stock of the situation.

Gujarat DGP P C Pande, state Home Minister Amit Shah and three senior IPS officers from Ahmedabad are already in Vadodara.

Six persons have been killed and over 60 injured in violence that broke out after a 200-year-old dargah was demolished in the city on Monday.