India / Section 144 in Mangaluru from Aug 4 to 6 ahead of bhumi pujan in Ayodhya

During Ram Temple's bhumi pujan in Ayodhya, Section 144 will be imposed from 8 pm on August 4 to 6 am on August 6 in Karnataka's Mangaluru, Police Commissioner Vikash Kumar said. Kumar clarified that the imposition was announced to "avoid any untoward incident" related to the occasion. PM Narendra Modi will lay the temple's foundation stone on August 5.

Hindustan Times : Aug 04, 2020, 12:45 PM
Bengaluru: In order to avoid any untoward incident on August 5, during bhumi pujan of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, section 144 will be imposed from August 4 from 8 pm to 6 am on August 6 in Mangaluru, the city police commissioner, Vikas Kumar said.

“Due to ‘Bhoomi puja’ for Ram Mandir on August 5, section 144 to be imposed (4 August 8.00 pm to 6 August 6.00 am), in Mangaluru Police Commissionarate Limit,” Commissioner office press release read.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5.

The construction of Ram temple will begin in Ayodhya after the foundation ceremony in which various dignitaries from the political and religious field are likely to participate.