# Bengal MPs seek Shah’s intervention over mosque loudspeakers 2026-08-06T14:56:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Three rebel Trinamool Congress MPs, Yusuf Pathan, Abu Taher Khan and Khallilur Rehman, submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, seeking an “urgent intervention” to stop local police from removing loudspeakers from mosques in Murshidabad. They said noise rules must be enforced fairly and without hurting religious sentiments. Several mosque committees across West Bengal have claimed that police issued verbal instructions to remove loudspeakers, though India Today reports there is no written state order. The state government has directed enforcement of court-mandated limits of 55 decibels during the day and 45 at night. The Times of India reported that more than 1,200 mosques and about 200 temples were ordered to remove loudspeakers for violations. Police have maintained that the rules apply uniformly to all religious structures. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - hindustantimes.com Tags: loudspeakers, mosques, noise pollution, police, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-mosques-allege-police-pressure-over-loudspeakers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-mosques-allege-police-pressure-over-loudspeakers/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.