Over 11,000 loudspeakers in religious places have been removed and the volume of another 35,000 loudspeakers lowered to permissible levels across Uttar Pradesh over the last four days, a senior state police officer said on Wednesday. The action came days after the state government ordered all districts to comply with the UP Pollution Control Board norms on loudspeakers by April 30.
"A statewide drive is being undertaken to remove loudspeakers from religious places and set their volume within permissible limits. As part of this exercise,10,923 loudspeakers were removed and the volume of 35,221 others was reduced to permissible limits so far," said Prashant Kumar, additional director general (law and order).
During a law and order review meeting with senior officials last week, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that everyone has the freedom to follow their method of worship but people should ensure that doing so did not disturb others. "Though microphones can be used, make sure the sound does not come out of any premises. Other people should not face any problem," the chief minister told officials.
A home department official said religious leaders of both Hindu and Muslim communities in many districts had unanimously agreed to reduce the volume of loudspeakers.
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