Ayodhya: Outstation patients at Dr Banerjee's clinic here ask him to prescribe extra medicines, just in case there is trouble after Supreme Court pronounces its verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute and they can't visit him sooner. Indroneel Banerjee says he tells them to have faith. "All is well. And God willing, all will be well in future as well." "The atmosphere is by and large normal. People are feeling a bit apprehensive, but they are not afraid," he said on Thursday.

The verdict on the land dispute is expected to be pronounced before November 17. Banerjee hoped it will be an "amicable settlement". Uday Singh, another doctor, dismissed the possibility of any trouble. "People of Ayodhya are mature and have moved on considerably from the days of temple politics," he said. But the large deployment of police itself creates apprehension among some.