Reportedly bengaluru police Commissioner bhaskar Rao told Section 144 will be imposed for the next three days. Starting 6 am on thursday till midnight on december 21 and the orders come ahead of fresh protests against the citizenship amendment act (CAA) which were set to be held on Thursday. Meanwhile prohibitory orders under section 144 prohibits assembly of five or more people, holding of public meetings, and carrying of firearms.
Apparently a series of protests happened in bengaluru with Tuesday's protest by students marking the third consecutive day of protests in the city. Furthermore the protests intensified following the police action on students of Jamia Milia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim university on Sunday. Perhaps the decisions comes after bengaluru police Commissioner bhaskar Rao said that 'sit-down protests' will be allowed in the city under certain conditions. He had indicated that students should not take to the streets to protest
Previously on wednesday, bhaskar Rao had stated that the police would allow sit-in protests and not allow marches or rallies. He had also stated that he was not happy with protests erupting in bengaluru due to violence that took place in other states. Moreover on thursday, a protest is planned to be held at Town Hall at 11 am under the banner of ''Hum Bharat ke Log'', which is supported by NGOs, citizen groups and the major opposition parties including the congress and the NCP. Perhaps Left-parties including CPI(M), cpi and CPI(ML) also plan to hold an agitation against NRC and caa at mysore bank Circle at 11 am. On friday, students from various colleges in bengaluru plan to hold a second protest at 5 pm at Town Hall.
