"By questioning the value of any further talks with the Babari Masjid Action Committee. Dalmia appears to be preparing the ground for a unilateral announcement of a new phase of the agitation at sant sammelan in Allahabad. In fact, Mahant Avaidayanath has already warned the government of this possibility if the dispute is not resolved by January 10, the date for the next round of tripartite talks Far from clarifying matters, the exchange of historical and archaeological evidence has only increased the polarisation, with both sides even more insistent on the validity of their entrenched positions. Emboldened by the quiet success of its daily satyagraha in Ayodhya, the VHP is now preparing for another round of battle that is likely to culminate in Ayodhya on Ram Navami Day.

It is doubtful whether the government will be able to control another mass-assault on the disputed shrine. Moreover, the VHP and BJP seem to have calculated that another round of frenzied mobilisation could also lead to the collapse of the state government and even precipitate a mid-term election whose outcome they believe will favor the Hindutva forces. The country, it would therefore, seem is unlikely to be spared another round of trauma."