DW BUREAU / chandigarh The UT Chandigarh Administration has banned the carrying of all kinds of fire arms and lethal weapons for 60 days. According to an order issued on Friday, Mandip Singh Brar, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, has prohibited "as measure of emergency, the public generally or any member thereof from carrying of all kind of fire arms, lethal weapons, lathies, spears and javelins, trishuls, swords, short swords, knuckles, knives and daggers, iron rods, etc., within the limits of Union Territory of Chandigarh for a period of 60 days." However, this order shall not apply to "police or military or para-military personnel and other government servants if called upon to carry fire arms in connection with their duties" subject certain conditions like police/military/para-military personnel shall be in their service uniform. "It has been made to appear to Mandip Singh Brar, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, that because of possibility of law and order problem, security threats and possibility of misuse of weapons by anti-social elements and others can create panic in the public and public nuisance, and as such there is very high apprehension of breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquility besides danger to human lives and safety by the display of weapons," reads the order. "And whereas Mandip Singh Brar, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, is of the opinion that carrying of all kind of fire arms, lethal weapons, lathis, spears and javelins, trishuls, swords, short swords, knuckles, knives and daggers, iron rods, etc., within the Union Territory, Chandigarh in connection with the aforesaid matters would cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed, disturb public peace and tranquility and may cause riots ..." (editor@dailyworld.in)