Highlights
- The orders will remain in force till September 18
- Assembly of five or more people at a place has been restricted
- Use of loudspeakers within 200-metre periphery of examination centres has also been prohibited
Mathura: Authorities in the city on Saturday imposed prohibitory orders under sec 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). According to District Magistrate, Mathura, Navneet Singh Chahal, the prohibitory orders in the district were put in place in view of the forthcoming festivals as well as competitive examinations.
The orders will remain in force till September 18, Chahal said.
He said the orders have been promulgated owing to forthcoming festivals like Hariyali Teej, Muharram, Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Radha Ashtami as well as various competitive examinations, panchayat elections and a rise in COVID-19 cases.
Restrictions have been imposed on the assembly of five or more people at a place, carrying of arms, running of photostat shops and use of loudspeakers within 200-metre periphery of examination centres, the officials.
They said violation of prohibitory orders would invite legal action.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, earlier this month, completed 100 days in office.
Illegal property of criminals worth Rs 844 crore has been seized or demolished, Rs 12,537 crore paid to sugarcane farmers and more than 10,000 government jobs were given in the first 100 days of the Yogi Adityanath dispensation in Uttar Pradesh during his second term.
Adityanath, who presented a report card on completion of 100 days in office, also said 27,000 people got private jobs through fairs facilitated by the state government.
Flanked by deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, the priest-turned-politician thanked people for bringing the BJP back to power, a feat repeated in the most populous state after 37 years.
(With inputs from PTI)
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