Arms, ammunition, explosives, and weapons of any type are prohibited in public places and vehicles, according to the order, which also prohibits the use of loudspeakers with immediate effect.

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Digital Desk: The authorities in the Kamrup district have issued prohibition orders under Section 144 CrPC in order to protect "public peace and tranquillity." This comes in the aftermath of the recent violence that has erupted across the country in response to former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's disparaging remarks about the Prophet Mohammad. The Kamrup district is the fourth district in the state to implement preventive measures, having been preceded by all three Barak Valley districts.

On Sunday, Siddhartha Goswami imposed limitations on public gatherings under Section 144 of the CrPC, which will apply to any public area where processions are attempted. This decision was also made so that sloganeering would be avoided at all costs, and so that the public would not be outraged or communal tensions generated.

Arms, ammunition, explosives, and weapons of any type are prohibited in public places and vehicles, according to the order, which also prohibits the use of loudspeakers with immediate effect.

In his ruling, Siddhartha Goswami claimed that "certain unspecified persons, groups of persons, organizations/associations may cause a breach of public peace and quiet and disrupt normal public life and general administration at any unspecified location within the district of Kamrup."

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that the administration is closely monitoring the state's law and order situation.