The Delhi Government has extended the timings of playing loudspeakers at Ramlila performances, Durga Puja pandals, and other cultural festivities till midnight, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday.

Currently, the use of loudspeakers during any cultural festivals or other functions like weddings and parties is banned after 10 pm.

“I have always noticed that our Hindu festivals face difficulties because Ramlila and Durga Puja can never end at 10 pm. When Dandiya can continue throughout the night in Gujarat, when events can happen all night in other states, then what’s the issue with continuing the same for the people of Delhi ? That’s why this time we have permitted all Ramlila, Durga Puja, and other cultural-religious festivities to continue until midnight,” Gupta told reporters.

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