13:00 (IST), Feb 24
Farmers Protest Live Updates: Haryana extends cellular web suspension in seven districts
The Haryana authorities has additional prolonged the suspension of cellular web and bulk SMS companies in seven districts by a day until Saturday within the wake of the continued farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation, in line with an official order. Mobile web and bulk SMS companies have been first suspended in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa on February 11 and the suspension was prolonged on February 13, 15, 17, 19, 20 and 21.
In the order issued on Friday, Additional Chief Secretary T V S N Prasad mentioned, “After evaluation of the present prevailing regulation and order state of affairs within the state, the situations are nonetheless vital and tense within the district Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa.”
“…There is a transparent potential of disruption of public utilities, harm to public belongings and facilities and disturbance of public regulation and order in these districts on account of misuse of web companies by means of unfold of inflammatory materials and false rumours,” he mentioned. (PTI)