Loudspeaker controversy erupts ahead of Maharashtra Polls

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Raj Thackeray says that if his authorities is fashioned, he’ll take away loudspeakers from all mosques. Nitesh Rane has additionally supported this assertion of Raj Thackeray.

As the voting day in Maharashtra is approaching, the sharpness of the statements of the leaders is rising. Political events and spiritual organisations are at odds over the difficulty’s penalties for election procedures, noise air pollution, and spiritual freedom. The controversy revolves across the use of loudspeakers in non secular and political conferences.

The political temperature can also be shortly rising in consequence of the statements’ acerbic nature. In the Maharashtra elections, loudspeakers have additionally been used. Raj Thackeray, the chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, or MNS, has made a big assertion on the use of loudspeakers and fatwas in voting. According to Raj Thackeray, loudspeakers will likely be taken out of each mosque if his authorities is elected. Nitesh Rane has additionally endorsed Raj Thackeray’s assertion. According to Nitesh Rane, “all loudspeakers mounted on mosques are illegal.”

 Reportedly, Raj Thackeray has stated that if given energy he would be sure that no mosque in Maharashtra has loudspeakers.

Speaking to ANI, Rane stated, “Look, the loudspeakers that are installed on mosques are all illegal; they violate the High Court’s order. What Raj Thackeray ji is saying, and what every Hindu activist says, is that if there is to be religious harmony in Maharashtra, and if one law is to apply to all religions, then the laws that apply to Hindus must also apply to others. If Hindus are not allowed to play music after 10pm during our festivals like Navratri or Ganesh Chaturthi, then it should be the same for the loudspeakers at mosques, which are often played five times a day.” 

Rane stated that the legal guidelines relevant to Hindus also needs to be relevant to the Muslim neighborhood.

“They cannot just come here and play loudspeakers. Therefore, what Raj Thackeray ji is saying, and what we all believe, is that in Maharashtra, law and order must be followed, and the same law that applies to Hindus must also apply to the Muslim community,” he added. 

Maharashtra Congress President & social gathering’s candidate from Sakoli, Nana Patole condemned Thackeray’s assertion, asserting that the Constitution ensures the appropriate to observe one’s faith.

Patole instructed ANI, “It is better to not discuss those who do not accept the Constitutional system. Our Constitution says that everyone can follow their own religion and not take an objection to anyone else’s religion. But people who want to create divisions in society on the basis of religion, who do not accept Constitution – it is better to not talk about them.” 

(with inputs from ANI)