After the Mutyalamma Temple issue in Secunderabad of Telangana, the issue of Temple Mikes cropped up in MP.
Senior IAS officer Shailbala Martin’s social media post questioning the public address system installed at temples causing noise pollution has sparked a controversy in Madhya Pradesh with religious groups calling for protests against the officer.
Last week, a debate over the public address system causing noise pollution began after the death of a 13-year-old boy during the Durga idol emersion in Bhopal. The boy was dancing to a DJ sound and collapsed all of a sudden and died.
Madhya Pradesh Police swung into action and started an investigation into the case while the incident also started a debate on the issue.
Earlier some Governments wanted to ban the mikes on masjids as were creating huge noise problems early in the morning and also night.
Some of them were creating noise for seven times in the localities.
Some people are of the opinion that we must ban all kinds of mikes and sounds creating pollution. The ayypa devotees also create noise early in the morning taking showers on the roads in open.
The pandals of Ayyappa block the roads. The government has to address all these issues in general and not on caste creed and religion basis.
