Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh): Ayodhya District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha on Thursday said Section 144, which prohibits an assembly of more than 4 people in an area, will remain in force in the district till February 25.
The decision came amid violent protests in Uttar Pradesh over the amended Citizenship Act, which grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.
Under the prohibitory orders, people will have to take the permission of the administration for organising any programme in Ayodhya.
Meanwhile, the Yogi Adityanath government has notified as many as 498 people for causing damage to public property during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests which turned violent last week.
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According to a circular, the state government has identified these people as anti-socials who caused damage to public and private property while taking part in anti-CAA protests in different parts of the state.
The state government will now move to seize the property of these identified 'anti-socials' and has informed the respective district magistrates.
According to official sources, the list includes at least 82 people from Lucknow, 148 from Meerut, 26 from Sambhal, 79 from Rampur, 13 from Ferozabad, 50 from Kanpur, 73 from Muzaffarnagar, eight from Mau and 19 from Bulandshahr.
A number of those identified persons are presently in jail.
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