Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest against three farm laws, the Haryana government on Sunday extended the suspension of mobile internet services.
The internet suspension has been extended till 5 pm on February 1 to “prevent any disturbance of peace and public order”.
According to an official statement, the government has extended the suspension of mobile internet services in 14 districts.
The districts affected due to the suspension are Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Charkhi Dadri, Sonipat and Jhajjar.
“The Haryana government has extended the suspension of mobile internet services (2G/3G/4G/CDMA/GPRS), SMS services (only bulk SMS) and all dongle services, etc. provided on mobile networks except the voice calls in the territorial jurisdiction of the 14 districts,” the statement said.
“This order has been issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of these districts…