Haryana: Mobile internet suspended in Nuh ahead of Abhishek Yatra
The order was issued by the Home Department under the authority of Additional Chief Secretary Sumita Misra.
The move appears to have come all of a sudden as Nuh Deputy Commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena, on Wednesday, had told The Indian Express that there is no plan for any internet ban.
However, on Sunday night, Meena said that after a meeting with all stakeholders in the evening it was decided that mobile internet will be suspended in the district.
'All preparations are in place. Cutting across party, community and religious lines there will be people at 41 welcome points for the yatris… I personally reviewed the preparations today too and the yatra will be conducted peacefully and smoothly'.
The order states that the ban is aimed at preventing the spread of misinformation and maintaining law and order in the district.
It has been issued under Section 20 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023, and Rule 3 of the Telecommunications (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024. The suspension covers mobile internet services (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, CDMA, GPRS), bulk SMS (excluding banking and mobile recharge), and all dongle services on mobile networks.
Voice calls, individual SMS, banking SMS, mobile recharge services, internet services provided through broadband and lease lines for corporate and domestic households will remain unaffected.
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