Shiv Sena (UBT) demands Maharashtra-wide DJ ban and urges Fadnavis to act

Shiv Sena (UBT) has demanded that Maharashtra ban DJs during festivals, rejecting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s call to build consensus before taking action.

Party lawmaker Sanjay Raut said Fadnavis should take the decision through the state cabinet. He argued that high noise levels in residential areas affect people’s health, hearing and blood pressure, and said activist Vidyanand Bapat was receiving growing public support after being assaulted over his opposition to loud DJ systems.

The dispute has intensified around festival music, including the use of DJs at venues and in processions during Ganesh Chaturthi. Nagpur police have already banned loud music systems during festivals, citing noise pollution. On Friday, Fadnavis advocated banning DJs and urged people to celebrate festivals in a traditional manner, while also calling for dialogue to establish consensus.

Raut said the chief minister had acted quickly on another issue involving auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, and should do the same on DJs rather than continuing to discuss consensus. He also questioned Fadnavis’s commitment to dialogue by asking why there had been no talks with Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil, who had been on hunger strike for a week.

Meanwhile, a Pune court granted one day of police custody to Santosh Shankar Chavan, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting Bapat.

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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should take the decision to ban DJs in Maharashtra in the state cabinet.