Chandigarh: The Ministry of Home Affairs has imposed an internet ban in seven districts of Punjab, including Patiala, SAS Nagar, Bathinda, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Mansa, Sangrur, and Fatehgarh Sahib, effective until February 24.
"In exercise of the power conferred by Section 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, read with Sub-rule 1 of Rule 2 of the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017, and in the interest of maintaining public safety and averting public emergency, it is necessary and expedient to order, the temporary suspension of internet services from February 17 to 24," the order from the MHA reads.
On Sunday, the farmer protest at the Shambhu border marked its sixth day, with leaders of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee revealing that the government requested additional time to deliberate on the issues with union ministers during the ongoing fourth round of talks.
"It is our sixth day at the Shambhu border. Today we are also holding fourth round of talks with the government. The government has asked for some time and said that it will discuss the matter with the union ministers and find a solution to it," the committee's general secretary Sarvan Singh Pandher said.