New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Meerut, Arun Govil, on Thursday, December 4, urged the Union Government to mandate CCTV cameras in mosques and madrasas, arguing that security standards should be uniform across all major public and religious spaces.
Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Govil framed the call as a "national security concern" rather than a religious issue.
Here's what he said:
केंद्र सरकार मस्जिदों–मदरसों में CCTV कैमरे लगाने अनिवार्य करे : अरुण गोविल, BJP सांसद मेरठ pic.twitter.com/hfvo850cH5 — Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) December 5, 2025
Govil said CCTV systems were already common in temples, churches, gurdwaras, schools, colleges, hospitals, markets and most other public places in India. He told the Parliament that cameras had “pro

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