No public gatherings, meetings and processions for 15 days starting midnight today - Coimbatore City Police Commissioner

City Commissioner Sumit Sharan said that this rule will be effective for a period of 15 days commencing from the midnight of 20.01.2021 and will end with midnight on 03.02.2021.


Coimbatore: Coimbatore Police Commissioner Sumit Sharan has issued an order to the members of political and communityparties against organising assemblies, processions, fasts, demonstrations, assembling for distribution of pamphlets, pasting of wall posters, wall writings, erection of flex boards in any street or road in the city.

This decision has been taken with reference to the obstruction of the free flow of traffic, causing hardship and inconvenience to the general public, communal riots and other disturbances which can affect the peace and safety of the public.

City Commissioner Sumit Sharan said that this rule will be effective for a period of 15 days commencing from the midnight of 20.01.2021 and will end with midnight on 03.02.2021.

However, the City Police Commissioner advised party members to apply for the grant of permission at least five days in advance.

This order will not apply to:

i) Any assembly or procession or meeting or demonstrations for which permission is granted by City Police Commissioner Sumit Sharan which will be subjected to certain conditions.

ii) Any meeting, assembly or procession of purely religious character held at a recognized place of worship.

iii) Any assembly or procession purely for the purpose of taking part in sports.

iv) Any assembly or procession on the occasion of wedding, funeral or similar domestic occurrence.

v) Any assembly or procession on the occasion of religious ceremony.

vi) Any public meeting, assembly or procession held under the 7 statutory or other expressing legal authority.

vii) Any public meeting, assembly or procession or class of public meeting or assembly or procession exempted from the operation of this order by the State Government by General or Special Order.

vill) Any public meeting, assembly or procession held under the auspices of the State or Union government given under the permission and seal of the City Police Commissioner given on 20th January 2021.

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