With a view to maintain public order, peace and tranquility in the twin cities, City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma promulgated prohibitory orders effective from 6 am on February 13 to 6 am on February 19.
The city police chief prohibited any kind of public meetings and processions within the Hyderabad City without obtaining prior permission of Zonal Dy. Commissioners of Police, Law and Order concerned, Addl.Commissioner of Police, Law and Order or Jt. Commissioner of Police, Co-ordination & Security or Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. He also prohibited carrying of arms like swords, spears, knives, sticks with or without flags bludgeons, guns, explosives, offensive weapons, gathering of persons on the public roads or public places disturbing peace and order or causing inconvenience, annoyance or danger to public.
The police chief also prohibited collection and carrying of stones or other means of casting missiles, use of mikes/public address system by different organisations around the Secretariat premises, including Burgula Rama Krishna Rao Building, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Building, Commissioner of Fisheries building, Mint Compound, Nizam College and its surroundings, Legislative Assembly premises and surrounding roads, Public Garden Nampally, Upper Tankbund, I–MAX, Rotary and NTR Marg roads also fly-over road leading from Secretariat to Visweswarayya statue, Khairatabad. He also prohibited music, singing or speeches or broadcasting through loud speakers, use of mikes/public address systems, use of horn through vehicles by any organisation, members of public etc.
The police chief said any person violating the order shall be liable for prosecution under the Hyderabad City Police Act. However, police officers on duty, Military personnel, Home Guards and bonafide funeral processions are exempted from the operation of this order. (NSS