Sambhal (UP): The proposed march and circumambulation on Wednesday at the disputed Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir site was “deferred” on the request of district officials, Mahant Rishi Raj Giri, who was organising the event, said here.

Giri, the seer of the Kela Devi Dham and a litigant in the mosque-temple suit, asserted that neither the administration nor the police stopped the march, and that he had been assured that an appropriate time would be determined in the future.

Security was tightened across Sambhal on wednesday in view of the proposed padyatra and circumambulation at the disputed site announced by Giri. Mosque committee president Zafar Ali has opposed the proposed march, warning that it could disturb communal harmony.

Barricades were placed at various points, and drone

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