Chandigarh: Mobile internet services have been temporarily suspended in Patiala from 9:30 am to 6 pm today.

The decision has been taken by the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Punjab.

Police and administration will share factual information, no false information should be believed and to prevent any misinformation amid tension in Patiala, internet services suspended, police officials said.

Meanwhile, a heavy police force have been deployed in the district to avoid any untoward incidents.

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Chandigarh: On directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab government on Saturday transferred the Inspector General of Police (IG) Patiala range, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Patiala and Superintendent of Police (SP) with immediate effect.

Divulging the details a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that Mukhwinder Singh Chinna has been appointed as new IG Patiala while

Deepak Parik and Wazir Singh have been appointed as new SSP and SP of Patiala respectively.

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Patiala: Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney has ordered to imposed night curfew from 7pm today in order to maintain law and order situation in the district after a clash between two communities today morning.

In her order, she said that curfew shall be imposed in the district from 7pm to 6am Saturday.

She also stressed for peace and harmony after a clash between Hindu groups and Sikh organisations repeatedly over burning of “Khalistan” effigy in Patiala today and said peace and harmony is central to all our religions and their basic ethos.

Issuing a statement, she said that even if there is any dispute or misunderstanding, it is important to resolve it by dialogue.

As such, the District Administration appeals to all brothers and sisters of Patiala and Punjab to continue to maintain peace and brotherhood.

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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today condemned the incidents of violence in Patiala and appealed to people there to ensure peace at all costs.

In a statement issued here today, the PCC president blamed the incompetence of the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state to tackle the law and order situation. “It is quite unprecedented that people came face to face brandishing swords in Patiala and this is all due to the incompetence and inefficiency of this government in handling the situation”, he said, while expressing strong apprehensions of a deep rooted conspiracy to sabotage peace in Punjab.

Warring observed that this was the failure of police and the state intelligence wing, which could not foresee the situation. “Or may be this government has some vested interest in creating uncertainty in the state and that is the reason why it did not take preemptive and precautionary measures ad allowed the situation to drift into violence”, he said, while maintaining that the government might be wanting to get public attention diverted from real issues concerning the public as AAP has failed on all its promises and commitments it had made to people of Punjab before elections.

The PCC president asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, since he instead of Bhagwant Mann remains in control of everything in Punjab, to let the Punjab Police do their job rather than making them implicate people in false cases to satisfy his personal ego. “I am confident that if Punjab Police are allowed to work professionally and not forced to do other things, such a situation will not arise”, he said.

While appealing to the people of Punjab to ensure that peace and harmony are preserved and maintained at all costs, Warring said, the outsiders cannot realize what peace means to Punjab and Punjabis. “We know where it pinches, as we have suffered and will not allow this hard earned peace to be sabotaged”, he asserted.

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