Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have been enforced in Guwahati to ensure peaceful conduct of the Assam Public Service Commission's (APSC) Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination on Sunday, Guwahati's Commissioner of Police said in a release on Saturday.
The protesting MPs were detained and taken away to nearby police stations in a bus as police said they didn't have permission for the march and as Section 144 of CrPC had been imposed in the area and not agitation is allowed on Vijay Chowk.
"A total of 15 persons have been detained from Boparai Kalan village for violating Section 144. All the people attempted to stage a protest in support of Amritpal Singh," Inspector General (IG), Ludhiana Range, Kastubh Sharma said.
PTI chief Khan is to appear in Toshakhana case in Islamabad today. Meanwhile, containers have been placed around judicial complex and Section 144 has been imposed in federal capital as PTI supporters have gathered around the judicial complex.
YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila on Friday slammed the police action of imposing section 144 in the surrounding areas of Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) and said that it is an attempt to thwart the protest against the government.
"On one hand, they (BJP) talk about believing in democracy, and on the other hand, they stop a peaceful march that too by publicly elected MPs," Mallikarjun Kharge said.
Chamoli district administration in Uttarakhand has banned procession activities from Diwalikhal to Uttarakhand Vidhansabha premises from Monday in view of the budget session of Uttarakhand Vidhansabha
"In case I am arrested we have a plan ready which will be shared with the nation when the time is right," he said hours after postponing his party's election rally in Lahore on Sunday.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, Imran Khan said that it appears that Section 144 has been imposed "illegally solely" on PTI election campaign as all other activities are ongoing in Lahore.
This is the second time in less than a week that the interim government has imposed the restriction ahead of the election rally of the party -- which has severely criticised the caretaker set-up for being "partial".