As the Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case next month, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said "some forces" may try to take advantage of the situation and create fissure among communities. He made a pitch for ensuring peace among all sections of the society. Pawar made the remarks at the meeting of the NCP MLAs, who re-elected the party's lawmaker from Baramati, Ajit Pawar, as their legislature party leader.

Referring to the decades-old land title dispute case, Pawar said the Ram Janmabhoomi is a matter of faith for a big section of the people in the country. On the other hand, there is a different sentiment among the minorities given the background of riots that followed Babri mosque demolition in 1992, he noted. "I can see the sentiment among the minorities now is that they will accept whatever verdict the judiciary will give...There is a need to take steps to ensure peace in the society, whatever will be the verdict," Pawar said.