Indore Apr 25 PTI Amid the ongoing loudspeaker row in adjoining Maharashtra a temple in Madhya Pradeshs Indore city has started playing the Hanuman Chalisa and Ramdhun on loudspeakers five times a day - twice and three times respectively - while the local administration has urged different stakeholders to maintain peace and communal harmonyA local organisation Hindvi Swaraj had called for playing the Hanuman Chalisa and Ramdhun devotional song in praise of Lord Ram five times a day on loudspeakers at Khedapati Hanuman temple located in the Chandrabhaga areaTalking to PTI Amit Pandey the head of the organisation and a lawyer by profession on Monday said The Hanuman Chalisa is being played on loudspeakers in this old temple at sunrise and sunset Ramdhun is being played on loudspeakers in the temple three times during the day Pandey said during the past three months local lawyers while citing the existing regulations had given written complaints to various police stations in the city highlighting that loudspeakers were being played at high decibels at mosques causing inconvenience to people especially children and senior citizensThe police or the district administration however did not take proper steps to address the issue he claimedPandey said We have identified 25 temples in the city where we are planning to play the Hanuman Chalisa and Ramdhun on loudspeakers five times a day District Collector Manish Singh said maintaining peace remains the administrations top priority and called for talks among the parties concerned to resolve the issueThe issue of loudspeakers at religious places should be resolved by dialogue with each other and there should be no communal tension Maintaining peace in the city is our prime responsibility he saidTalking about complaints related to high decibel loudspeakers atop mosques the IAS officer said After we spoke to the managing committees of different mosques regarding these complaints the volume of the loudspeakers installed there has been reduced In Maharashtra MNS chief Raj Thackeray has given an ultimatum to the state government to remove loudspeakers atop mosques by May 3 PTI HWP ADU RSY RSY

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 25 (ANI): The war of words between Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra and Congress MP Digvijay Singh continues as the latter on Wednesday said that he does not take the minister seriously.

Bhopal Nov 24 PTI Congress workers led by Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday chanted the name of Lord Ram some distance away from BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharmas home here in Madhya Pradesh in protest against his statement asking people to break the knees of Congressmen Congress workers chanting Ramdhun Lord Rams name started marching from the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the Minto Hall campus about one km away from Sharmas house but police stopped them midway Singh had announced to stage a protest at Sharmas house and chant Lord Rams name after a video clip of the MLA who represents Bhopal Huzur seat went viral Digvijaya Singh came here has he done anything Break the knees if any Congressman comes here Sharma had purportedly said The BJP leader later clarified that he had made these remarks about a government land worth Rs 20 crore which was sold by a Sarpanch of Kalkheda village Sharma had alleged that Singh was protecting the sarpanch After Singhs announcement of staging the Ramdhun protest Sharma made elaborate arrangements at his house saying he is welcoming the devotees of Lord Ram Since Wednesday morning Sharmas supporters gathered at his residence in large numbers and chanted Ramdhun and recited Ramcharitmanas with music groups Sharma had also arranged for lunch of protesters and decorated his house with welcome gates and saffron flags On the other hand Congress MLA from Bhopal South-West constituency PC Sharma told PTI that the party workers were stopped midway by the police when they were walking towards the BJP legislators residence We recited Ramdhun at the place where police stopped us Rameshwar Sharma got scared his ego got destroyed and he was welcoming us with Halua Puri Lord Ram and Mahatma Gandhi are the powers that destroy ones ego PC Sharma said while claiming that 5000 people participated in the protest Digvijaya Singh tweeted in the morning This is the victory of non-violence over violence The BJP MLA who wanted to break the knees of Congressmen kneeled in front of the party workers Giving invitation for -Halua Puri- to Congress workers Thank you Police had put up barricades on all the roads leading towards Sharmas house to avoid any untoward incident an official said PTI ADU MAS NSK NSK

Bhopal Nov 20 PTI Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said he would visit BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharmas house on Wednesday and chant Lord Rams name after the latter allegedly asked people to break the knees of Congressmen I am a Congressman lets see who has the strength to break my knees Singh a former chief minister tweeted As a Gandhian I will answer violence with non-violence he said On November 24 I will go to Rameshwar Sharmas house from the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and recite Ramdhun Rams name for an hour asking God to give him good sense Singh added while sharing a video of Sharmas speech In the video Sharma is seen addressing a gathering Digvijaya Singh came here has he done anything Break the knees if any Congressman comes here he is heard saying Sources close to Sharma had said that the MLA was speaking at Kalkheda village in the district Sharma was talking about the illegal construction by a local Congress leader on the government land in the village they claimed Meanwhile Sharma the MLA from the Bhopal Huzur constituency said Singh is most welcome to recite the name of Lord Ram at his residence I am feeling blessed that Digvijaya Singh will worship Lord Ram because of me I will present a copy of Shri Ramcharitmanas to him and participate in Ramdhun he said Sharma also asked Singh about the time of his arrival so that he can arrange breakfast for him and other devotees of Lord Ram accompanying the Congress leader I hope Lord Ram will grand good sense to Singh and he will stop speaking against the country its Army Hindus and in the favour of his extremist friends the MLA said BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya also took a dig at Singh This is a positive use of old age May Lord Ram bless everyone Good sense will prevail in you after chanting Ramdhun for one hour he tweeted Several other BJP leaders also targetted Singh while backing Sharma PTI ADU KRK NSK NSK

Bhopal Nov 20 PTI Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said he would visit BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharmas house and chant Lord Rams name after the latter allegedly asked people to break the knees of Congressmen I am a Congressman lets see who has the strength to break my knees Singh a former chief minister tweetedAs a Gandhian he will answer violence with non-violence he saidOn November 24 I will go to Rameshwar Sharmas house from the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and recite Ramdhun Rams name for an hour asking God to give him good sense Singh added while sharing a video of Sharmas speechIn the video Sharma is seen addressing a gathering Digvijaya Singh came here has he done anythingBreak the knees if any Congressman comes here he is heard sayingWhile the MLA from Bhopal Huzur constituency could not be contacted for comment sources close to him said he was speaking at Kalkheda village in the districtSharma was talking about the illegal construction made by a local Congress leader on government land in the village they claimed PTI ADU KRK KRK