Newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav, who is the fresh face of the BJP, has become a fresh force in buidling momentum to the party's religious propaganda in the state as the opposition parties are alleging that his first two orders after coming to power carry an element of religious interest. 58-year-old Mohan Yadav landed in controversy through his orders amidst a national scrutiny.

Mohan Yadav, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday - December 13, signed an order of curbing the unregulated and illegal use of loudspeakers in religious and other places in the state. His order has claimed that efforts would be made to remove such unauthorized loudspeakers used over the permissible limits on religious places in coordination with the religious leaders. 

The order said that such ban has been introduced in line with the directives of the Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal, and Madhya Pradesh High Court, and the state government's own orders to impose the regulations. Advocating for a ban, the order underlined that loud noise causes interruption and obstruction in the working capacity, sleep, rest, and communication of people. 

"Noisy atmosphere can lead to high blood pressure, restlessness, stress, and insomnia like negative health impacts in the human body. There is evidence of damage to internal parts of the ear due to high decibel noises. The Supreme Court has issued guidelines not only for the noise limit of loudspeakers and vehicle horns but also the sounds used inside private residences", the order added. 

The new Madhya Pradesh government has asked the district authorities to strictly impose the rules of noise limits across the state and to form flying squads inclusive of officials of district administration, police and pollution control board officials. It has been reported that these flying squads would conduct surprise and regular inspections on all religious and public places to ensure that noise limits were not defied and illegal loudspeakers weren't used. 

The district authorities are also been tasked to review the implementation of the order weekly and present the final action report before the home department by December 31. The political observers say that the new government in Madhya Pradesh had drawn inspiration for this ban from its neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. Earlier this April, the Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath has imposed a similar curb on loudspeakers over permissible limits. 

On the other hand, after completing his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav had announced a ban on the open sale of meat and eggs in Madhya Pradesh. While addressing a press conference, Yadav said, "After the implementation of food safety rules, guidelines have been issued by the Government of India on the sale of meat and fish in the open places. They will be strictly followed." 

Yadav further said that a campaign involving the food department, police, and local urban bodies will be launched to enforce the ban on the open sale of meat and fish from December 15 to 31. The two new orders have attracked sharp criticism from the opposition. Reacting to these two orders, veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said that the BJP is looking for some excuses for dispute. 

Speaking to the reporters on Thursday - December 14, Kamal Nath said, "They (BJP) are looking for some excuses for a dispute. Whatever they can do but there should not be any dispute in the society. This is our aim. It is our culture of living together and of love." Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Arif Masood said that loudspeakers shouldn't be banned at all.  "It is not a new decision. It would have been nice if a decision had been taken on the farmers and the unemployed people. It would have been nice if he (Chief Minister) had given a statement on inflation, we would have welcomed it", Masood stated, adding that the Supreme Court hasn't imposed any restrictions on loudspeakers.