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In what is seen as as message to the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has dismissed the controversy around the use of loudspeakers at places of worship, asserting that his government does not interfere in religious practices.
Talking to reporters in Bihar’s Purnea district on the sidelines of a function, Kumar reacted to the controversy with barely concealed distaste.
“Let us not talk about this nonsense. It is known to all that in Bihar we do not interfere in religious practices of any sort. Of course, some people think it is their business to make a fuss and they keep at it,” said Kumar.
His remarks came close on the heels of demands by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in the state that Bihar follow the “Yogi model” of adjoining Uttar Pradesh where thousands of loudspeakers have recently been removed from places of worship, citing health hazards posed by high decibel sounds.
