Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s government has taken a big decision to curb noise pollution in Maharashtra. A total of 3,367 loudspeakers have been removed from the places of worship across Maharashtra as part of a concrete effort to reduce the nois pollution. CM Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis himself is in the assembly.

Loudspeakers will not be applied again
The Mumbai Police alone has managed to remove 1,608 loudspeakers from the places of worship in Mumbai alone. CM Fadnavis said that this achievement has been achieved without any religious or communal tension. Now loudspeakers will not be installed at all religious places in Mumbai.

Along with this, CM Devendra Fadnavis has warned that local police station officials will be responsible for re -installation of loudspeakers without the permission of the officials.

Maharashtra Masjid LoudSpeaker Controversy: An important meeting was held at Mumbai’s Sahyadri Guest House today (June 25) at around 8:30 am under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. This meeting was focused on the dispute arising over loudspeakers on mosques. NCP leader Sana Malik, Nawab Malik, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Siddharth Kamble and SP MLA Abu Azmi along with DGP Rashmi Shukla and Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti also reached the meeting.

Police is forcibly removing loudspeakers- Muslim organization
Muslim organizations allege that in recent times the police are forcibly removing loudspeakers on mosques. He says that the High Court has set a limit of 45 to 56 decibels for the sound level, but the police is taking action to take off the speaker without any measurement or warning.

Organizations clarified that if a mosque violates the rules, the process of canceling notice or license should be adopted, but the action without inspection is unfair.

Abu Azmi accused BJP leader
Abu Azmi made serious allegations against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya about this issue. He said that Somaiya has started this campaign and he is pressurizing the police by going to Muslim -dominated areas, especially Govandi. Organizations claim that the local police is being forced to remove loudspeakers under the pressure of Somaiya. For this reason, Muslim representatives decided to talk directly with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Muslim organizations believe that Ajit Pawar is the only leader in the Mahayuti government, which Muslim society has faith in. Pawar has been secular in cases like demolishing houses in Vishalgarh, killing a Muslim youth in Satara and Meera Road riots. Organizations hope that Ajit Pawar will take a fair stand on this issue and will curb the alleged arbitrariness of the police.

Maharashtra News: The controversy has deepened once with loudspeakers from mosques in Maharashtra. BJP leader Kiriti Somaiya has said that the sound of loudspeakers from mosques should stop. Apart from this, he also alleged that in the last few years, encroachments have been done in the name of mosques.

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said on Saturday (April 12), “The loud sound from loudspeakers of mosques should stop now. In recent years, religion has been misused in three ways: on one hand it has been used to pursue a particular agenda.”

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‘Land occupied in the name of mosque’
He further said, “On the other hand, radical campaigning has been done through loudspeakers and the third side has been encroached on the ground in the name of mosques. In this context, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his government have now implemented appropriate rules. I welcome this decision of Devendra Fadnavis.”