City council in Brampton, Ont., has passed a motion to restrict “nuisance demonstrations” near places of worship following a series of violent protests outside a Hindu temple earlier this month.

The new bylaw states that no person “shall organize or participate in a nuisance demonstration within one hundred metres” of a place of worship, specifying that the measure is not intended to prevent peaceful protests.

The decision by city council comes after hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir on two consecutive days.{ai:summary}<p>Brampton, Ont. city council has approved a motion to limit "nuisance demonstrations" near places of worship after violent protests occurred outside a Hindu temple. The new bylaw prohibits organizing or participating in such demonstrations within 100 meters of these sites, while allowing peaceful protests. </p><p>#society</p>

After violent clashes and multiple arrests, Brampton approves bylaw to restrict protests near places of worship

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