Mobile internet services to remain suspended in 4 Punjab districts till Thursday noon

From March 21 noon to March 23 noon, mobile internet services will be suspended in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, and Sangrur districts; Ajnala sub-division in Amritsar district; and areas adjacent to YPS Chowk and Airport Road in SAS Nagar district.

Mobile internet services in the remaining areas of the state will resume normal operations on Tuesday, March 21 at noon. This was stated in an order by the state government.

These services had been suspended following a crackdown on ‘Waris Punjab De’ head Amritpal Singh and his associates.

“… it is directed that all mobile internet services (2G/3G/45/5G/CDMA/GPRS), all SMS services (excluding banking and mobile recharge) and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except the voice calls, in the territorial jurisdiction of Punjab shall continue to remain suspended from March 21 (12.00 hours) to March 23 (12.00 hours) only in the districts Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, sub-division Ajnala in Amritsar, areas adjoining YPS chowk and airport road, both in SAS Nagar in continuation of this office order no 1781 dated March 20 in the interest of public safety, to prevent any incitement to violence and to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order,” it read.

The order clarified that mobile internet services in all the remaining areas of the State should start functioning normally from 12 noon on March 21.