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BENGALURU/KARWAR: Days after a drive against allowing Muslim traders to set up stalls on temple premises followed by the anti-halal meat campaign in Karnataka, right-wing organisations, led by Bajrang Dal and Sri Ram Sena, now seek a ban on loudspeakers in mosques. Some Hindu groups are even planning to broadcast ‘Om Namah Shivaya’, ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ recitals and other devotional prayers during azaan.
Muslims have for long been following the tradition of using loudspeakers to call the faithful for prayers, but it is disturbing children, students and patients, BJP minister K S Eshwarappa said.
Senior BJP functionary Eshwarappa added any solution to the issue can be found only by taking the Muslim community into confidence. “This is not a competition for us to play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ loudly. I have no objections to you (Muslims) offering prayer, but if prayers are offered at temples and churches also through loudspeaker in a similar way, it will lead to conflict between communities,” he said. Eshwarappa’s Cabinet colleague C N Ashwath Narayan said the government has not brought any new law with regard to azaan. “We are functioning as per the rules specified in the laws. We are not working in favour or against anyone.”
Bajrang Dal member Bharath Shetty said the campaign against loudspeakers in mosques would start in the Anjaneya temple in Bengaluru, and would be subsequently conducted across the state.
Sri Ram Sena led by Pramod Muthalik said it had submitted a request to authorities for stopping the use of loudspeakers at 5am but the tehsildar in Belagavi district and the pollution control board did not take any action on it. “We don’t oppose their prayers. But we oppose the use of loudspeakers… We’ll play bhajan every morning if the loudspeakers from mosques are not removed,” he said.
Kali Mutt pontiff Yogeshwar Rishi Kumar Swami, who was recently arrested for giving a call to demolish a mosque, said he would launch a campaign to popularise chanting of shlokas in the wee hours in all temples of the state.
Muslims have for long been following the tradition of using loudspeakers to call the faithful for prayers, but it is disturbing children, students and patients, BJP minister K S Eshwarappa said.
Senior BJP functionary Eshwarappa added any solution to the issue can be found only by taking the Muslim community into confidence. “This is not a competition for us to play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ loudly. I have no objections to you (Muslims) offering prayer, but if prayers are offered at temples and churches also through loudspeaker in a similar way, it will lead to conflict between communities,” he said. Eshwarappa’s Cabinet colleague C N Ashwath Narayan said the government has not brought any new law with regard to azaan. “We are functioning as per the rules specified in the laws. We are not working in favour or against anyone.”
Bajrang Dal member Bharath Shetty said the campaign against loudspeakers in mosques would start in the Anjaneya temple in Bengaluru, and would be subsequently conducted across the state.
Sri Ram Sena led by Pramod Muthalik said it had submitted a request to authorities for stopping the use of loudspeakers at 5am but the tehsildar in Belagavi district and the pollution control board did not take any action on it. “We don’t oppose their prayers. But we oppose the use of loudspeakers… We’ll play bhajan every morning if the loudspeakers from mosques are not removed,” he said.
Kali Mutt pontiff Yogeshwar Rishi Kumar Swami, who was recently arrested for giving a call to demolish a mosque, said he would launch a campaign to popularise chanting of shlokas in the wee hours in all temples of the state.
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