A city in southern India has banned begging for two months ahead of a visit by Ivanka Trump.

Police in Hyderabad made the announcement this week, ahead of the three-day Global Entrepreneurship Summit which starts Nov. 28 and will be attended by Trump’s daughter and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner M. Mahendar Reddy said begging was causing a nuisance, affecting public order and was a danger to traffic and pedestrians.

Begging in public is banned until Jan. 7. Authorities plan to send around 6,000 beggars to shelters or for rehab. People who defy the ban can be fined or jailed.

President Trump tweeted about his daughter's upcoming trip in August, saying: ".@IvankaTrump will lead the U.S. delegation to India this fall, supporting women’s entrepreneurship globally.#GES2017@narendramodi"

A senior police officer told AFP the ban was not linked to the presidential adviser’s visit.

Indian academic and human rights activist Madhu Purnima Kishwar told AFP that the begging ban was “cruel” because it “criminalizes poverty."

"Did they expect them (VIPs) to take a stroll and talk to the beggars on the street?" she added.

A representative for Ivanka Trump wasn’t immediately available for comment.