With the May 3 deadline set by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to remove loudspeakers from mosques drawing near, the Nashik police on Monday banned its use without permission at all religious places.
The police also prohibited the playing of Hanuman Chalisa or bhajans over loudspeakers 15 minutes before and after azan and within a 100-metre radius of mosques.