BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Azerbaijani Interior Minister Ramil Usubov on Friday urged calm from the opposition on and after the day of parliamentary elections in the country.

    "We hope there won't be any riots and the opposition will keep the promise to refrain from unauthorized actions and provocative acts," Usubov told reporters.

    Yet, police and other law enforcement forces will be on high alert for any kind of development, he said.

    Tensions are running high in the oil-rich Caspian Sea nation ahead of the Nov. 6 parliamentary polls, with opposition activists holding rallies in Baku nearly every weekend.

    Most of them have been dispersed by police, who cited a ban on downtown protest.

    Ali Kerimli, chairman of the opposition Azadliq (Freedom) bloc,said a day earlier the opposition bloc will act lawfully even if they deem the vote rigged.

    The opposition will use all constitutional means to restore justice should such violations occur, which means rallies and other mass actions across the country within the framework of the law, said Kerimli, who heads a bloc that groups the Musavat party,the Popular Front and the Democratic Party.

    However, an official of the Azerbaijani president's office, Nazim Isayev, told reporters Friday the authorities know of plans by the opposition to ignite unrest on and after the election day.

    The opposition has instructed its supporters to provoke wrangling with election officials at polling stations on election day, Isayev said.

    It has also prepared some 220 orange-colored tents to be placed in public places in Baku after the election day to stage what the opposition calls peaceful protest, he said.

    Usubov said any attempts by the opposition to breach the law will be resolutely stopped. "Police have enough means, including advanced protective equipment and riot gears."

    Police have taken additional precautions before the elections to prevent possible complication of the situation, he said.

    Police have been put on high alert since Oct. 15. Patrol at strategic facilities has been increased and surveillance strengthened at public places.

    More than 15,000 police officers will provide for order at the 5,136 polling stations across the country on election day, he said. Enditem