Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Murshidabad MPs urge Bengal CM to halt mosque loudspeaker removal
Some elected leaders called Members of Parliament, or MPs, went to meet the leader of their state in West Bengal, India.
They were worried because loudspeakers were being taken away from mosques, places where Muslim people pray.
The MPs said this was unfair and that Muslim people were being treated badly.
They asked the state leader to stop taking away the loudspeakers so people could pray.
A few days before, the MPs also talked to a big leader in Delhi, the country's capital, about the same problem.
The MPs also asked for help with a different issue: many people's names had been removed from voter lists.
They wanted the courts to decide these cases quickly because the delays were causing problems.
The MPs asked for all these cases to be finished by December 31.
The MPs said everyone should follow the court's rules, but they still thought taking away the loudspeakers was wrong.
Murshidabad MP Abu Taher Khan and Jangipur MP Khalilur Rehman met Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna on Saturday to protest the removal of loudspeakers from mosques.
Khan alleged Muslims were being targeted in Bengal and appealed to the government to stop the loudspeaker removals so prayers could be offered.
The MPs requested that SIR tribunal hearings on voters deleted from electoral rolls be fast-tracked and completed by December 31.
On Thursday, Khan, Rehman and Yusuf Pathan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to raise the same loudspeaker issue.
Khan, re-elected from Murshidabad on a TMC ticket in 2024, accused state police of being 'overenthusiastic' in removing mosque loudspeakers.
The MPs acknowledged that the court's directions must be followed but maintained that removing mosque loudspeakers was not right.
- Who
- Murshidabad MP Abu Taher Khan and Jangipur MP Khalilur Rehman, along with Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari; Yusuf Pathan and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were involved in an earlier meeting.
- What
- The MPs raised concern over the removal of loudspeakers from mosques and requested faster hearings for voters deleted from electoral rolls.
- When
- On Saturday at Nabanna; a prior meeting with Amit Shah took place on Thursday.
- Where
- Nabanna, the state secretariat in West Bengal, and Delhi for the earlier meeting.
- Why
- The MPs alleged Muslims were being targeted in Bengal and said removing mosque loudspeakers affects the ability to offer prayers.
Loudspeaker removal is discriminatory
Court directions must be enforced
Removal of mosque loudspeakers
Loudspeaker removal is discriminatory
MPs say removing mosque loudspeakers is 'extremely unfortunate', targets Muslims in Bengal, and prevents them from offering prayers; police have been 'overenthusiastic'.
Court directions must be enforced
The court's directions must certainly be followed, implying the removals are tied to judicial orders that the MPs themselves acknowledge.
- Complainants
- Abu Taher Khan (Murshidabad MP) and Khalilur Rehman (Jangipur MP)
- Officials involved
- Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari; Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Meeting venue
- Nabanna, state secretariat, Saturday
- Allegation
- Muslims being targeted; police 'overenthusiastic' in loudspeaker removal
- Second issue
- Pending SIR tribunal cases for voters deleted from electoral rolls
- Requested deadline
- Complete tribunal hearings by December 31
- Earlier meeting
- Thursday in Delhi with Amit Shah, joined by Yusuf Pathan