In the Indian state of Uttarakhand, 7 mosques have been ordered to pay a fine of Rs. Fines were imposed on Haridwar, Ibadullah Hatla (Kakarwali) Masjid, Bilal Masjid, Sabri Jami Masjid and other 3 mosques.
The administration of mosques has been ordered to pay a fine of five thousand per mosque. This action was taken on behalf of SDM Puran Singh Rana. The administration of the mosques boycotted the hearing.
It may be noted that in Uttarakhand, the minimum volume level of the loudspeakers for Azaan has been fixed, on which the local BJP leaders filed a complaint against these seven mosques.
Leaders of Modi’s party had alleged that these mosques violated the prescribed volume limit for loud adhans on loudspeakers, disturbing the comfort of elderly and sick citizens.
On the other hand, Muslim scholar Muhammad Arif said that in a meeting everyone agreed to keep the voice down. There is no harm in it, but the noise is not from the call to prayer, but from weddings, singing, car horns etc.
The Muslim scholar further said that the police apply this law only to mosques and leave others alone. We will fill the bill and not make the ego problem of turning down the loudspeakers.
