Claim: Video of Nashik Police Commissioner issuing a directive prohibiting the playing of bhajans and kirtans  during the Azaan .
Fact-check: Old video of former Nashik Police commissioner issuing a directive banning Hindu devotional songs near Mosques is being shared as recent one - FACTLY
Verdict: this viral video dates back to 2022 and shows the former nashik police commissioner issuing a directive prohibiting the playing of hindu devotional songs during the azan. this directive was issued in response to the controversy over the use of loudspeakers at mosques in maharashtra. the maharashtra navnirman sena, a political party in maharashtra led by raj thackeray, had threatened to recite the hanuman chalisa  outside mosques if the state government did not remove loudspeakers from mosques by 03 may 2022. no recent directive has been issued by nashik police to ban hindu devotional songs near mosques or during the azan. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-10-25T10:46:11