The row over the use of loudspeakers in mosques spreads to more states with a Bihar minister on Thursday demanding their ban, saying the high-decibel sound was making disturbance to students while studying.
Janak Ram, the minister of mines and geology, however said restrictions of loudspeakers should be imposed on all religions and faiths, not just masjids.
"If there are people of all religions living nearby, then there is some sort of obstruction," he was quoted as saying by Times Now.
Earlier, several right wing groups in Karnataka had raised objections to the use of loudspeakers in mosques. Senior minister K.S. Eshwarappa on Monday said the use of loudspeakers was becoming a disturbance to students and patients.
It would be good if Muslim community leaders think about it and use speakers within the mosques in a way that doesn't disturb others, he had said.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray last week demanded that loudspeakers of mosques be shut down.
“If this is not stopped, there will be speakers outside mosques playing Hanuman Chalisa at higher volume,” he had said in Mumbai.
