“Earlier, loud Azaan used to disturb people’s sleep; now measures have been taken to address it!”: Jaiveer Singh, Minister for Culture and Tourism, UP
Shia cleric Maulana Yasoob Abbas reacted sharply to Jaiveer Singh’s statement.
Shia cleric Maulana Yasoob Abbas reacted sharply to Jaiveer Singh’s statement.
The action was taken as per the Supreme Court’s order, removing loudspeakers from 8 mosques and 5 temples.
The police stated that they are verifying the sound levels of the loudspeaker.
Today, almost every person, whether a rickshaw puller, street vendor or vegetable seller has a mobile phone that shows time.
On the morning of February 2nd, a Suprabhat song was played at the Shani Mahatma Temple in the city.
The court said that noise pollution can cause hearing damage, and if it exceeds 120 decibels, it can cause eardrum rupture.
Workers from Vishwa Hindu Parishad and its affiliate Bajrang Dal had repeatedly filed complaints at Turbhe Police Station against loudspeakers installed on an illegal madarasa-mosque structure
After completing action at the mosques, the police also visited the Batuk Bhairav Temple and removed the loudspeakers mounted on its rooftop.
If that is the case, why does Justice Oka remain silent about the five-times-daily Azaan through loudspeakers by Muslims and the firecrackers burst by Christians on New Year’s Eve ?
The loudspeakers of the Sunni Masjid-e-Quba Madrasa Faizan-e-Raza on GokulDham Film City Road in Goregaon (East) were fitted even on the adjacent cell phone towers.