A STATEWIDE DRIVE
Workers removing loudspeakers from a mosque in Uttar Pradesh
THE din is just getting louder. The loudspeaker controversy that started from Maharashtra is now many states, the government has this. Following this, the administration at the local level has started implementing them.
From Maharashtra, the loudspeaker issue first reached Uttar Pradesh, where Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given many guidelines in the past and ordered the removal of “illegal” and “unauthorized” loudspeakers. The notification of the order this time was issued on April 23. Following this, the police swung into action and started removing illegal loudspeakers from religious places in various districts. The government has also ordered law enforcement officials to conduct a weekly review of the compliance with the rules at the district level.
According to the new guidelines, loudspeakers playing at a shrine should not go outside the premises. If the said order is violated, the authorities will have a right to remove the loudspeaker from the place of worship. After the order was issued, many Hindu and Muslim religious leaders agreed to reduce the volume of the loudspeakers. The decision to limit the use of loudspeakers for religious purposes by the state government comes as several states reported violence during Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti. So far, 53,942 loudspeakers have been removed in UP, while the sound of 60,295 loudspeakers has been reduced as per the standard. According to the DGP Headquarters, 16,682 loudspeakers were removed in Bareilly zone, 10,376 in Meerut zone, 6,966 in Lucknow zone and at least 1,681 from Kanpur zone.
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