A day after BJP leader and Bihar Minister for Mines and Geology Janak Ram said the Uttar Pradesh’s implementation of the law to remove loudspeakers will have its impact in the State too, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday dismissed it as “useless” talk, saying everyone has the right to follow their own religion.
“All these are useless talk. We do not ever interfere in any religious issues in Bihar. Everyone has the right to follow their own religion,” Mr. Kumar said while speaking to media persons after inaugurating the State’s first grain-based ethanol plant in Purnia.
BJP leader and State Industry Minister Shahnawaj Hussain, who was also present on the occasion, told media persons to ask questions on the ethanol plant rather than the removal of loudspeakers, reflecting the schism in the ruling coalition over the issue.
