Bengluru; 19 December 2019 (UMM): B.S.Yediyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka has imposition Section 144 in Bengaluru and other parts of the state to stop further protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Move came after protests engulfed North Eastern states, Delhi and other parts of India.
Earlier, Section 144 has been imposed on parts of UP and Delhi, and more BJP ruled states are likely to follow if protests become more intense.
According to the notification reported by LiveMint 18 Dec 2019, restrictions will come into effect from 6 am on Thursday and will be applicable till midnight of 21 December or Saturday. Bengaluru city police commissioner Bhaskar Rao said that there will be no permissions given to protests or agitations of any kind in the city.
"Taking into consideration what has happened in various parts of the country where protests and processions have resulted in into violent actions resulting into large scale law and order problems which has caused injury, death, police firing, buses being stoned, property being destryoed. We do not want such a situation to take place in Bangalore," he said.
"Imposing Section 144 in Bengaluru without any threat of violence is a gross abuse of power by the state government. It is intended to curb the peaceful protests organised by students against #CAA and #NRC. Why is state government silencing young voices? Is it scared of them?" G.Parameshwara, the former deputy chief minister and senior Congress leader posted on Twitter.
