Tipu Jayanti: Section 144 Clamped In Udupi District

Udupi: In the wake of the opposition against Tipu Jayanti getting louder, Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis has clamped prohibitory orders (Section 144) across the district from 6:00 am on Wednesday, November 8 to 6 am on Saturday(November 11) to maintain peace in the district.

In an order issued on Monday, the DC said that excluding government programmes, the district administration has banned procession, protests, rallies, public programmes and political meetings. Assembly of more than five persons is banned during the period. The prohibitory order will be relaxed on November 10 at the Tipu Jayanti programme venue, she said.

The district police have tightened security across Udupi district in view of Tipu Jayanti on November 10.