Ensure loudspeakers not installed again after removal, says Yogi

KANPUR : Observing that nearly one lakh loudspeakers were removed in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked officials to ensure these were not installed again.

Last month, the state government had launched an exercise to either remove unauthorised loudspeakers from places of worship or lower their volume to permissible limits.

The chief minister mentioned loudspeakers while reviewing the progress of development works and law and order in Jhansi, Lalitpur and Jalaun districts of Bundelkhand.

The review meeting was held in Jhansi.

All the projects related to the Bundelkhand region should be reviewed regularly, he said. He also asked officials to reach office in time.

The chief minister expressed unhappiness when a large crowd managed to converge around the state helicopter in which he arrived in Jhansi during the day. He reportedly refused to take the guard of honour and took the BJP district president Jamuna Prasad Kushwaha to task. He purportedly asked Kushwaha:

“Is this how arrangements are made?” He also said he would meet only those who were disciplined. Kushwaha was not available for his comments. Later, the chief minister inaugurated the region’s biggest gymnastic hall, which has been built at a cost of Rs 3.50 crore. The chief minister was accompanied by Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh.

During his stay in the region, Adityanath would visit Datia to pay obeisance at the Maa Pitambara Devi temple on Sunday. He would also be in Lalitpur on Sunday for a review of ongoing water projects in Bundelkhand. He is also likely to attend a programme by a prominent religious preacher.