Nawanshahr:- District Magistrate Gulpreet Singh Aulakh has issued an order under the Indian Civil Safety Code, imposing a complete ban on carrying and displaying weapons/arms in any kind of marriage palace/resort, fair, religious places, procession, barat, wedding parties or other events/public gatherings and educational institutions in the district. Apart from this, the said ban will also remain in force on public and social media display of weapons.
According to the orders issued by the District Magistrate, songs promoting weapons or violence are also included in the ambit of this ban/prohibition. In another order, District Magistrate Gulpreet Singh Aulakh has banned the gathering of five or more people, raising slogans/making provocative speeches in public places, and taking out processions/meetings/rallying in public places without permission to maintain law and order in the district.
He said that in special circumstances, public meetings, processions or rallies can be held with prior permission from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. This order will not apply to military personnel in police/army uniform, any other government employee posted on duty and marriage/marriage/mourning gathering/reciting of Shabad Kirtan in praise of God/Akal Purakh inside religious places/institutions.
Thus, the managers of banks and owners of petrol pumps in the district have been ordered to install CCTV cameras in their respective petrol pumps and banks, which should have a recording capacity of at least 07 days.
In the order issued, the District Magistrate has said that it has come to his notice that incidents of robbery/theft are happening in petrol pumps and banks from time to time. During these robberies, the robbers go with weapons and forcibly enter and loot.