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CHANDIGARH: As Jat leaders prepare their teams to seal the borders of Delhi, the Haryana government on Tuesday authorized the district magistrates (deputy commissioners) to invoke the National Security Act (NSA) in their areas.

According to provisions of NSA, the police can house arrest any person for 90 days. According to orders issued on Wednesday, the government has also equipped 381 officers in nine districts while designating them as special duty magistrates.

A maximum of 107 special duty magistrates have been appointed in Rohtak district while 77 officials have been designated in Jind, said additional chief secretary (home) Ram Niwas.

In an order issued on Tuesday, the government has empowered the officers to take their call on notifying NSA in their area.

NSA empowers the police to apprehend anyone posing threat to the law and order and that too without registering a case against him or her. The person can be detained for 90 days.

A senior officer in the intelligence wing of Haryana Police confirmed that the powers had been delegated after taking reports from the ground. The government has also authorized to ban websites and social networking sites alleged to be involving circulation of socially provocative material.

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Government authorizes DMs to invoke NSA - Times of India