Haryana on Monday evening extended the ban on mobile internet and SMS services in seven districts of the state till 5 pm on February 2, reported PTI. The government said this was done to “to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order” amid the farmers’ protest against the new agricultural laws.
An official order stated that the government has extended the suspension of mobile internet services (2G/3G/4G/CDMA/GPRS), Bulk SMS services and all dongle services provided on mobile networks in – Kaithal, Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Sonipat and Jhajjar – till 5 pm on Tuesday. There is no restriction on making voice calls.
The suspension of mobile internet, however, was not extended in Ambala, Bhiwani, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Hisar, where services had been blocked until 5 pm on February 1.
On Sunday, the authorities had also lifted the ban on internet services imposed in Yamunanagar, Palwal and Rewari districts, after suspending them…