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PIL challenges Bengal government's religious place loudspeaker removal order

PIL challenges Bengal government's religious place loudspeaker removal order
PIL filed in Calcutta HC against Bengal govt’s order to remove microphones, loudspeakers from religious places · thehansindia.com

In West Bengal, the government said that religious places must remove their microphones and loudspeakers.

A lawyer named Danish Faruqi did not think the government could do this without a proper written rule.

So he went to a big court called the Calcutta High Court to ask for help.

Another experienced lawyer, Kalyan Banerjee, helped him file the case.

The court agreed to listen to the case, but nobody knows when the first meeting will be.

Some people think the government is picking on mosques by removing their loudspeakers.

The Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, says that is not true and the rule is for every religious place, including temples.

A different person named Abdul Samad asked the court for permission to hold a protest walk.

The protest walk would go from Rajabazar to Rani Rashmoni Road in Kolkata.

Now the judges will decide whether the loudspeaker removal can continue.

Key facts

Petitioner
Danish Faruqi, a lawyer
Filed by
Senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, a four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member
Court
Division bench of the Calcutta High Court headed by Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty
Subject
Removal of microphones and loudspeakers from all religious places in West Bengal
Status
PIL admitted; first hearing date yet to be announced
Protest rally
Separate petition by Abdul Samad for a rally from Rajabazar to Rani Rashmoni Road
Government's position
Action is not limited to mosques and covers all religious places, including temples
Allegation
Police acted on a verbal order from the Chief Minister without an official order or memo

Quotes

Kalyan Banerjee

Four‑time Trinamool Congress MP and senior advocate

“This has become a new trend in West Bengal in the new regime. The Chief Minister says something and the police implement the order without an official order or memo being issued”
thehansindia.com

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