Amarinder Singh assures peace in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has assured peace in his state on Monday, the day of the sentencing of Gurmeet Ram Rahim. “Punjab has beefed up security at vital installations and is ready to enforce curfew in sensitive areas of the state on Monday, if needed,” he said in Chandigarh on Saturday evening.

It has also been decided to extend the ban on mobile data services in the state till Tuesday, the CM said, adding that 19 potential trouble makers had been taken into preventive custody and that the crackdown would continue ahead of the sentencing.

Some leaders of Dera Sacha Sauda, who are likely to instigate followers, have been arrested while discussions are being held with the rest to defuse tensions.