New Delhi (September 18, 2008): The Centre is understood to have decided to invoke Article 355 of the Constitution to warn Orissa and Karnataka to rein in violence following attacks on churches and prayer halls in the two states.
According to official sources late tonight, a formal communication in this regard will be sent tomorrow to the governments of the two states ruled by the Opposition. A BJD-BJP coalition is ruling Orissa while the saffron party is in power in Karnataka.
Centre puts Karnataka on high alert
Image: The inside of a vandalised church is seen in Mangalore, Monday, September 15, 2008.
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