TIL Desk/National/Chandigarh/ The Punjab government on Tuesday extended the suspension of mobile internet and SMS services in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur and Amritsar’s Ajnala sub-division and a few areas in Mohali till Thursday noon.The curbs will be lifted from the rest of the state from Tuesday noon, the department of home affairs and justice said in an order.
The curbs on mobile internet and SMS services were imposed by the Punjab government on Saturday as the state’s police force launched a major crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh and members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’.
“All mobile internet services, all SMS services and all dongle services… shall continue to remain suspended from March 21 (12.00 hours) to March 23 (12.00 hours) only in the districts Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, sub-division Ajnala in Amritsar, areas adjoining YPS chowk and airport road, both in SAS Nagar,” the order said.
