Priors
Protests against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, June 2022

Internet shutdown

17 Jun 2022

In power
BJP — Haryana; JD(U) — Bihar
Acted
State government, Haryana, Bihar
Under
Haryana (Palwal): Section 5 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, read with Rule 2 of the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017, as quoted from the order by The Indian Express. Bihar: Home Department order No. C/C.I.Misc-4013/2017-01 of 17 June 2022, as cited by SFLC.in (law not named in the sources opened)

The Haryana government suspended mobile internet, SMS and dongle services in Palwal district for 24 hours from 16 June, and on 17 June for 24 hours in Mahendragarh district and the Ballabhgarh area of Faridabad, saying it wanted to stop the spread of disinformation and rumours. The Bihar Home Department suspended internet services in 12 districts from 17 June until 19 June. Reports differ on the later extent in Bihar: a Police Headquarters statement on 19 June said 17 of 38 districts remained under suspension, while Hindustan Times and The Times of India reported 20 districts. Services were restored on 21 June. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

  • 12 of 38 Bihar districts with internet suspended from 17 June, said ADG (Law and Order) Sanjay Singh (to PTI); Bihar government order (reported by ThePrint) [4]
  • 17 of 38 Bihar districts with internet still suspended on 19 June, said Bihar Police Headquarters statement (PTI) [8]
  • 20 Bihar districts with mobile internet suspended, said Hindustan Times (Subhash Pathak) [6]
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The same action under other governments

For each party in power, its most recent internet shutdown in another entry. Chosen by this rule, not by hand.

  1. 2026Protests demanding the Chief Election Commissioner's resignationIn power: BJP — Centre
  2. 2018Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protest and police firing, May 2018In power: AIADMK — Tamil Nadu
  3. 2016Kashmir unrest after the killing of Burhan Wani, 2016In power: PDP — Jammu and Kashmir

Sources

  1. 1Agnipath protests: One dead in Secunderabad, five trains set ablaze in three statesScroll.in, 17 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 17 Jun 2022
  2. 2Bharat Bandh against Agnipath scheme disrupts road, rail traffic; Railways cancels over 600 trainsPTI via The Tribune, 20 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 20 Jun 2022
  3. 3Agnipath: Protests erupt in Gurugram, Rewari, Palwal against governmentHindustan Times, Abhishek Behl, 17 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 17 Jun 2022
  4. 4Why BJP finds itself isolated from allies JD-U, HAM as Agnipath protests set Bihar on fireThePrint, Dipak Mishra, 19 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 19 Jun 2022
  5. 5Agnipath protests: Net services restored in 20 districts of BiharThe Times of India, Faryal Rumi, 22 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 22 Jun 2022
  6. 6Agnipath protests: Bharat Bandh passes off peacefully in BiharHindustan Times, Subhash Pathak, 20 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 20 Jun 2022
  7. 7'Agnipath' scheme: Protests turn violent; police vehicles set on fire in Haryana's Palwal; internet suspendedThe Tribune, 16 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 16 Jun 2022
  8. 8Violence against Agnipath scheme subsides in Bihar; over 800 arrested so farPTI via ThePrint, 19 Jun 2022T5 Secondary
  9. 9Letter to Bihar Government regarding Internet ShutdownsSFLC.in, 22 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 22 Jun 2022
  10. 10Haryana: Mobile internet suspended in Palwal as Agnipath protests eruptThe Indian Express, 16 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 16 Jun 2022