PANAJI
The North Goa District Magistrate has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in view of the Assembly session, slated to begin on January 16.
The order prohibits gathering of five or more persons and taking out or organizing of processions; carrying of firearms or weapons of offences such as lathis, swords, daggers or spears; use of loudspeakers; shouting of slogans; burning of fire in any public place, street, road, square, thoroughfare, by-lane or in any open space within the radius of 500 metres around the Assembly Complex at Porvorim and the area under the jurisdiction of Panaji Police Station.
The District Magistrate has further directed that the above restriction will not apply to public servants on duty and to bonafide marriage or funeral processions or any special occasion or occasions which in the opinion of the District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate are genuine and for which prior permission in writing has/have been be obtained from the District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate concerned. This order will come into force from 10 am on January 16 till the Assembly Session is over.
