TMC rebel Murshidabad MPs urge Bengal CM to halt mosque loudspeaker removal
Two MPs from Murshidabad district met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday and raised concerns over the removal of loudspeakers from mosques in
Two MPs from Murshidabad district met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday and raised concerns over the removal of loudspeakers from mosques in the state. After the meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna, the MPs said they had asked the government to look into the matter. The two lawmakers also sought the Chief Minister's intervention on a large number of cases pending before SIR tribunals in the Muslim-majority district. They said delays in tribunal decisions were affecting genuine voters whose names had been deleted from the electoral rolls.
Read Full Story Speaking to reporters, MP Abu Taher Khan alleged that Muslims were being targeted in the state. "Removing loudspeakers from mosques is extremely unfortunate. Muslims are being targeted in Bengal. Please stop this. We should be allowed to offer our prayers," said Khan, who was accompanied by Jangipur MP Khalilur Rehman. He said the court's directions must be followed, but added, "The court's directions must certainly be followed, but removing loudspeakers from mosques is not right. We have requested the government to look into the matter." Khan, who was re-elected from Murshidabad on a TMC ticket in 2024, also alleged that the state police were "overenthusiastic" in removing loudspeakers from mosques.
"We have appealed to the CM to stop the removal of loudspeakers from mosques," he said. On the tribunal issue, Khan said, "A large number of genuine voters whose names have been deleted from the electoral rolls are awaiting tribunal decisions. The delay is causing difficulties in passport verification, land registration and access to government welfare schemes. We requested the state government to fast-track the hearings, and complete them by December 31." He added that on Thursday, he, Rehman and another Murshidabad MP, Yusuf Pathan, had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and raised the issue of loudspeakers being removed from mosques in the state.
The meeting at Nabanna focused on the removal of mosque loudspeakers and the pending SIR tribunal cases, with the two MPs asking for quicker action from the state government on both matters. Ends
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