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Internet Services Suspended in Haryana’s Nuh District Ahead of ‘Shobha Yatra’

<p> <br &sol;>&NewLine;<br &sol;>&NewLine; &Tab; Internet Services Suspended in Nuh District of Haryana<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab; Decision Comes as a Precautionary Measure Following Last Month&&num;8217&semi;s Outbreak of Communal Violence in Nuh&Tab; &Tab;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;CHANDIGARH&colon; In Anticipation of a &&num;8216&semi;Shobha Yatra&&num;8217&semi; organized by Hindu organizations and scheduled to take place in Noh district&comma; the Haryana government has ordered the temporary suspension of mobile internet and &&num;8216&semi;bulk SMS&&num;8217&semi; services until August 28&period; This decision comes as a precautionary measure following last month&&num;8217&semi;s outbreak of communal violence in the district&period; The government aims to prevent the dissemination of rumors through social media platforms by individuals with malicious intent during or before the procession&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Additional Chief Secretary &lpar;Home&rpar;&comma; TVSN Prasad&comma; issued the directive on Saturday&comma; mirroring a similar action taken previously when mobile internet services were suspended in Nuh due to the escalation of communal violence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Genesis of the violence can be traced back to July 31 when a mob attacked the &&num;8216&semi;Bridge Mandal Shobha Yatra&&num;8217&semi; organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad &lpar;VHP&rpar; in Nuh&period; The unfortunate incident resulted in the tragic deaths of six individuals&comma; including two home guards and an imam&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The official order issued by Prasad emphasized&comma; &&num;8220&semi;This order is issued to maintain peace and public order in the jurisdiction of Nuh district&comma; effective from August 26&comma; 12&colon;00 noon&comma; until August 28&comma; 11&colon;59 at night&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Notably&comma; On the preceding Friday&comma; the Deputy Commissioner of Nuh district penned a letter to the Additional Chief Secretary &lpar;Home&rpar;&comma; detailing that the &&num;8216&semi;Sarva Jat Hindu Mahapanchayat&&num;8217&semi; had extended an invitation for the &&num;8216&semi;Bridge Mandal Shobha Yatra&&num;8217&semi; scheduled for August 28&period; Expressing concerns about potential misuse of social media platforms by certain elements&comma; the Deputy Commissioner requested the issuance of necessary instructions&period; In response&comma; Prasad&&num;8217&semi;s order&comma; released on Saturday&comma; outlined the temporary suspension of mobile internet and bulk SMS services&comma; excluding those related to banking and mobile recharge&period; &&num;13&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine; <br &sol;>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; end-of <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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