With the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) refusing to budge on its ‘ultimatum’ to the Maharashtra government to remove loudspeakers from mosques by May 3, State Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil on Wednesday said he would soon hold a meeting with top leaders of all political parties in the State as well as some organisations before taking a final decision on the matter.
Speaking to presspersons in Mumbai, Mr. Walse-Patil, who did not specify the date of the meet, said that invites for the all-party meet would also extend to Mr. Raj Thackeray and not just the ruling three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition of the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress.
The Home Minister further said that loudspeakers could be installed only after seeking permission from the police as stipulated by law.
