Haryana: Security tightened in Nuh, other areas after 'shobha yatra' call

Security arrangements have been stepped up in Haryanas Nuh and other areas following the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayats call for a shobha yatra on Monday despite the authorities denying permission for the processionOfficials said security personnel including those from paramilitary forces have been deployed to keep a strict vigil Security at interstate and interdistrict borders has also been tightened they saidPermission has not been granted for the yatra Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said in Panchkula on Sunday referring to the Nuh violence that took place a few weeks earlierInstead of the yatra people can visit temples in their areas for jalabhishek he said and asserted that it is the state governments responsibility to maintain law and orderAugust 28 is the last Monday of the holy month of ShravanHaryana Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur on Saturday said the administration had denied permission for the yatra due to a meeting of the G20 Sherpa Group scheduled to be held in Nuh from September 3 to 7 and to maintain law and order in the aftermath of the July 31 violenceThe government has also announced the suspension of mobile Internet from August 26 to 28Additional Director General of Police Law and Order Mamta Singh on Sunday said arrangements have been made to prevent any untoward incidentsAccording to a police spokesperson in Nuh 1900 Haryana Police personnel and 24 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed No outsider will be allowed to enter Nuh All entry points to the district have been sealed and the road leading to the Malhar temple has also been closed he saidTraffic on the KMP Expressway and the DelhiMumbai Expressway however will continue the spokesperson addedNuh Deputy Commissioner Dhirendra Khadgata and Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya on Saturday held a meeting with peace committees the officials saidPolice chief Kapur also presided over a meeting with senior officers of bordering states Punjab Delhi Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan and the Union Territory of Chandigarh through videoconferencing and called for coordinated efforts to effectively deal with any emerging situationOn August 13 the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat had given a call to resume the Brij Mandal Shobha Yatra in Nuh on August 28 which was disrupted after communal clashes in JulyThe Vishva Hindu Parishad has said the procession will be taken out and asserted that there is no need to obtain permission for such religious eventsAs a precautionary measure the district administration has ordered the closure of educational institutions and banks on the day suspended mobile Internet and bulk SMS services and imposed prohibitory orders in the communallysensitive districtIt has also imposed Section 144 of the CrPC prohibiting the assembly of four or more people in an area till MondayIn another development police said Ferozepur Jhirka MLA Mamman Khan has been issued a notice to join the investigation on August 30 about the July 31 Nuh violence incident Some Hindu organisations had accused Congress MLA Khan of making provocative statementsSix people including two home guards and a cleric were killed in the communal clashes that erupted in Nuh and its adjoining areas after a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was attacked by a mob on July 31This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever