West Bengal removed 5299 loudspeakers from religious buildings, including mosques and temples. This action followed a Calcutta High Court order and verbal police instructions. The state government also plans to increase wards in municipal corporations. A special assembly session will consider these delimitation bills for civic polls. These changes aim to reshape local governance structures across the state.

Maulana Muhammad Shafique Qasmi said there was no court or govt order that says loudspeakers must be summarily removed from all mosques | Kolkata News

West Bengal removed 5299 loudspeakers from religious buildings, including mosques and temples. This action followed a Calcutta High Court order and verbal police instructions. The…