Internet shutdown

10 Feb 2024

In power

BJP — Haryana

Acted

State government, Haryana

Under

Section 5, Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, read with Rule 2, Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017 (Haryana orders); the Union order for the Punjab areas cites Section 7 of the Telegraph Act read with Rule 2(1) of the same Rules, as quoted by PTI

The Haryana Home Department ordered the suspension of mobile internet, bulk SMS and dongle services, except voice calls, in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts from 06:00 on 11 February to 23:59 on 13 February 2024. The order cited a request from the Additional Director General of Police, CID, and the risk that inflammatory material and rumours would spread on mobile internet. Extension orders followed; the order of 23 February extended the suspension in the seven districts to 24 February. PTI reported that the Union government ordered internet services suspended in areas of Patiala, Sangrur and Fatehgarh Sahib districts of Punjab from 12 to 16 February, and from 17 to 24 February in areas of six Punjab districts near the border points. [3][4][5][1][2]

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