Internet shutdown extended in Lucknow

The Internet shutdown in Lucknow has been extended up to midnight on Wednesday. The shutdown entered its fifth day on Tuesday.

The shutdown has been extended just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lucknow on Wednesday. The Prime Minister will unveil a statue of former Prime Minister, Late Ata Bihari Vajpayee at Lok Bhawan on the latter’s birth anniversary.

In a late night decision on Monday, District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash said the shutdown was being extended for another two days.

The Internet services have been shut off since December 19 evening when violence erupted during protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).