Citizenship Act stir: Curfew relaxed in Shillong, ban on mobile internet stays in force
The curfew was relaxed from 6 am in areas under Lumdiengjri police station and Sadar police station limits, an order issued by East Khasi Hills District Magistrate M W Nongbri said.
Published: 18th December 2019 12:29 PM | Last Updated: 18th December 2019 12:29 PM | A+A A-
Army personnel guard in a market at Chauba which witnessed several an Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Dibrugarh district of Assam Tuesday Dec. 17 2019. (Photo | PTI)
SHILLONG: Curfew was relaxed for 14 hours in Shillong on Wednesday even as the ban on mobile internet services will remain in force, officials said.
The curfew was relaxed from 6 am in areas under Lumdiengjri police station and Sadar police station limits, an order issued by East Khasi Hills District Magistrate M W Nongbri said.
Curfew will be reimposed in these areas from 8 pm till further orders.
Banks, markets and shops were open and vehicles were plying on the roads.
Citizenship law protesters will be organizing a prayer meeting at Students Field here later in the day.
The state cabinet on Tuesday had approved a resolution to bring the state under the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime.
The resolution will be tabled at the special session of the Assembly on Thursday.
