Uddhav Thackeray has joined queue of pseudo seculars, says Devendra Fadnavis over loudspeakers mosque row
“It seems that Uddhav Thackeray has joined the queue of pseudo seculars. He doesn’t take action on loudspeakers even after HC order but when ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ is played on loudspeakers, it’s seized. It means Uddhav Thackeray has joined politics of pseudo-secular,” said Fadnavis.
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Mumbai, April 6: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, spoke on the matter of CM Uddhav Thackeray alleging that the latter had “joined the queue of pseudo seculars” - by not taking action on loudspeakers installed in mosques while seizing those installed in temples.
“Why loudspeakers in mosques are played at such high volume? If this is not stopped, there will be speakers outside mosques playing Hanuman Chalisa at higher volume,” Raj Thackeray had said last week.
In August 2016, Bombay High Court ruled that use of loudspeaker was not a fundamental right. The Bombay High Court observed that no religion or sect could claim that the right to use a loudspeaker or a public address system was a fundamental right conferred by Article 25 of the Constitution of India.
Fadnavis was quoted saying, “They (Shiv Sena) have not provided any evidence against Kirit Somaiya. They try their best to act against Kirit and his son. We are watching this matter.”
“It seems that Uddhav Thackeray has joined the queue of pseudo seculars. He doesn’t take action on loudspeakers even after HC order but when ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ is played on loudspeakers, it’s seized. It means Uddhav Thackeray has joined politics of pseudo-secular,” said Fadnavis, at an event, to mark BJP’s Foundation Day.
The remarks come amidst the war of words between Shiv Sena and BJP over MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s demand for removal of high-decibel loudspeakers from mosques in Maharashtra. The BJP has backed demand by Raj Thackeray, who is a cousin of CM Uddhav Thackeray.
“Why loudspeakers in mosques are played at such high volume? If this is not stopped, there will be speakers outside mosques playing Hanuman Chalisa at higher volume,” Raj Thackeray had said last week.
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Fadnavis was quoted saying, “They (Shiv Sena) have not provided any evidence against Kirit Somaiya. They try their best to act against Kirit and his son. We are watching this matter.”