Section 144 in place, no permission given for protests: UP Police

Uttar Pradesh’s DGP OP Singh said, “Section 144 (prohibiting unlawful assembly) of CrPC is in force and no permission for any gathering has been given for December 19. Please do not participate.”

In view of violence during demonstrations in different parts of the country against the amended citizenship law, the Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday said no permission has been given for protests as prohibitory orders are in place in the entire state.

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) workers are met with police barricading and an eventual lathi charge while demonstrating outside the party office to “Save Constitution, Save India”, at Mall Avenue, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (Photo by Dheeraj Dhawan/Hindustan Times)

“Section 144 (prohibiting unlawful assembly) of CrPC is in force and no permission for any gathering has been given for December 19. Please do not participate. Parents are also requested to counsel their children,” DGP OP Singh said in a tweet.

Samajwadi Party and some other organisations have announced that they will protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Thursday.