The Gautam Budh Nagar district administration has announced that the existing Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) will be extended until March 31 in light of Covid-19 and the forthcoming Assembly elections.
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On Monday, January 31, 2022, Ashutosh Dwivedi, the additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) law and order, issued an order prohibiting the meeting of four or more people in a public location.
- No one will be allowed to go out in public without wearing a face mask.
- The night curfew will be enforced from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with the exception of necessary services.
- Weddings are limited to 100 individuals in closed places and 50 percent of the total capacity in open locations.
- Protests and processions that do not have the approval of the government have been banned.
- Until February 11, no roadshows, rallies, pad yatras, or bike rallies are permitted.
- Political parties and candidates for office can hold physical public meetings in specified open places with a maximum capacity of 1,000 people or 50% of the ground capacity.
- Political parties are allowed to host indoor meetings with a maximum of 500 people, or 50% of the hall’s capacity.
- Door-to-door campaigns will be limited to a maximum of 20 people.
- Exam-taking students are not permitted to form groups of more than five members.
- One day before the exam, no one will be allowed to open a photostat shop within 200 metres of an examination centre.
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People who ignore the order shall be charged under Indian Penal Code Section 188.
