<br/>With situation in the old city of Hyderabad remaining tense after communal clashes, the Andhra Pradesh government is deploying nearly 1000 paramilitary personnel to restore peace in the trouble-hit areas. Chief Minister K Rosaiah told the state assembly, the situation continued to be tense following the clashes that erupted last evening. He said, AICC President Sonia Gandhi called him over phone today and enquired about the situation and appealed for peace. <br/><br/>At least 36 people were injured in stone-pelting and 70 others taken into custody after the clashes between two communities in the old city. <br/><br/>Prohibitory orders were clamped in 18 police stations of south zone and four police stations of Goshamahal division of west zone of the city. Earlier, the opposition parties pressed for a discussion in the assembly through an adjournment motion on the issue but Speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy disallowed it. Agitated members of the Majlis Ittehadul-e-Muslimeen, however, remained insistent on a discussion. <br/><br/>Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu appealed to people to observe restraint and ensure that things did not flare up.<br/>