Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated today that loudspeakers during Ramlila performances, Durga Puja pandals, and other religious celebrations during Navratri can now function until midnight, providing a two-hour extension to the current ban after 10 pm.
"I always noticed that our Hindu festivals face difficulties. Ramlila or Durga Puja can never end at 10 pm. When Dandiya can go on all night in Gujarat, when events can happen all night in other states, then why can't the same be for the people of Delhi? So this time we have given permission to all Ramlilas, Durga Pujas, and cultural-religious festivals to continue until 12 am," she said.
In Delhi, loudspeakers in public places are generally banned between 10 pm and 6 am. The Delhi Police had earlier this year issued an order mandating prior permission for functioning loudspeakers or public address systems at any place in the national capital.
This is not the first time such an exemption has been granted. The Aam Aadmi Party government under Arvind Kejriwal had allowed loudspeakers to operate until midnight at Ramlila venues and Durga Puja pandals in 2023 as well.
Today, the Delhi Chief Minister also participated in a cleanliness drive as part of the Sewa Pakhwada, commemorating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. She also instructed political workers not to put up posters with her picture on any property. "Defacement of property through wall writing and pasting posters is a very big crime that makes the city dirty. I especially urge politicians that no defacement of property will be tolerated. Do not dare to paste posters with my photo," she cautioned.
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