new delhi the centre on wednesday issued an advisory asking delhi and rajasthan police to remain alert and take all precautionary measures in view of salman rushdies visit to jaipur in an indication that the author may turn up for the literature festival the advisory was sent by union home ministry though the advisory doesnt mention about rushdies definite plan it indicates that the author may turn up for the festival on any day during january 21st to 24th the union home ministry in its advisory asks delhi and rajasthan police to take all measures to prevent any kind of communal disturbances in view of rushdies proposed visit rushdies scheduled visit to jaipur literary festival became a controversy since darul uloom deobands vicechancellor wrote to the union government earlier this month demanding the author of the satanic verses be prohibited from entering india this was a surprising demand given the fact that rushdie has been to the country five times since the storm over the book erupted rajasthan government on monday seemed to have persuaded the organizers of the literary festival to ask salman rushdie to call off his visit