Prohibitory Orders In City For General Elections

City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Saturday issued certain prohibitory orders in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in view of the general elections to be held on April 30.

The Commissioner has prohibited assembly of persons and any kind of processions.

Carrying of sticks either with or without flags, lathis, firearms, or any other objects which can be used as weapons for offence or defence by persons in processions; and big gatherings or meetings within a radius of 1km from polling stations; have been prohibited.

The police have also prohibited erection of temporary structures like shamianas, pandals, khannath etc., on thoroughfares, public places and all other places where people throng.

The use of mikes / public address systems by anybody in the twin cities has been prohibited. Music; singing or speeches or broadcasting through speakers or any other instruments; making a speech, gesture or mimetic representation; exhibition or dissemination of pictures, symbols, placards or any other thing which is likely to create religious animosity or hatred between different communities or individuals or is likely to bring about commission of an offence of disturbance to or contempt of the law or of a lawful authority; have also been prohibited.

The Commissioner said that any person violating the above orders would be liable for prosecution.

The prohibitory orders would be in force from 4pm on 28th April 2014 to 6am on 1st May 2014. (INN)