Mandsaur (MP), June 10: Curfew was Saturday lifted from Mandsaur city as the district, the epicentre of the farmers’ agitation in Madhya Pradesh, remained peaceful though the restrictions on assembly would remain in force.
The district administration also said the Internet services in the district, which were suspended June 5 after out break of violence, will be restored by tomorrow morning.
Mandsaur Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Singh said the curfew has been lifted from all the three police station areas of the Mandsaur city where it was imposed.
However, prohibitory orders under section CrPC 144, which bans assembly of more than four persons, will remain in force in the district. The Mandsaur-Neemuch region, about 300 km from the state capital Bhopal, became the nerve centre of the gathering storm of farmer distressIn Mandsaur, the curfew was imposed after five people were killed in police firing during a farmers’ protest June 6. Their stir turned violent when five persons died in police firing, while six others were injured. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Saturday began his indefinite fast at the Dusshera Maidan here for restoration of peace. PTI
