Mathura's Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust stops using loudspeakers

The Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust in Mathura has stopped using loudspeakers to broadcast prayers of Lord Shri Krishna, complying with a directon by the state govt. The temple trust took this decision on Wednesday 20th April 2022, as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday, had issued a set of guidelines to be followed during religious processions in the state. The committee decided to enforce directions given by the chief minister recently wherein he has suggested that sound of loudspeakers should not go out of premises.” He further said, “For us, any direction issued by chief minister Yogi Adityanath is a ‘sant vachan’ and thus we are bound to follow these directions, issued by the chief minister who has suggested that loudspeakers should not be used at the cost of inconvenience to others. The directions issued by the chief minister were implemented on Wednesday morning and ‘Manglacharan’ aarti was held as per tradition in Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi but it was not broadcast over the loudspeaker and the voice remained within premises so as to not cause inconvenience to others” Ahead of Eid and Akshay Tritiya, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said that no religious procession should be taken out without permission and that usage of loudspeakers should not inconvenience others.