Disturbed Areas Act prolonged to five extra yrs in 8 areas of Surat

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Tuesday introduced the extension of interval of Disturbed Areas Act in eight police stations areas in Surat metropolis to 5 extra years.
The state authorities had carried out the Disturbed Areas Act in Athwa, Salabatpura, Chowk Bazaar, Mahidharpura, Saiyedpura, Lalgate police station areas since October 17, 2017. Rander and Limbayat areas additionally got here beneath the Act since March 14, 2020. The interval of the Act in all eight police station areas ends by July 31.
Acting on the representations made by BJP MLAs of Surat Purnesh Modi, Sangeeta Patil, Arvind Rana, and from a number of BJP councillors and social leaders, Rupani had took the choice to increase the validity of the Act in these areas.

The press launch from the state authorities stated that the choice has been taken to scale back the incidents like taking possession of the properties via pressure or strain, by a number of infamous parts in these areas.