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WORLD  Petition Against Vulgar Devotional Songs BY FROM HINDUSTANTIMES.COM INDIA, Jan 16 (VNN) — Court admits petition against vulgar devotional songs - Indo-Asian News Service - Bhubaneswar, December 13 A court in Orissa has admitted a petition seeking a ban on the making and selling of vulgar devotional songs on Hindu god Jagannath, considered as the presiding deity of the State. The Sri Jagannath Sanskruti Surakhya Parisad, which aims to promote Oriya culture and tradition, has filed the public interest petition in the State's High Court. Petitioner Sulochana Mishra and others who went to court are residents of the Temple City of Puri, which houses the Jagannath temple. They have asked for a special censor board to scrutinise the audiocassettes before they are released. Mishra said, "We first brought the matter to the notice of the state administration and temple administration but did not get any response. Some members of our organisation had also petitioned the government in the past seeking a ban on such songs that are shown on State television and radio." Mishra said the matter was also raised in the State Assembly and Culture Minister Damodar Rout had promised to bring a special bill in the Assembly to restrict such songs but nothing came of it. The group then went to court. Unchecked circulation of such audio materials is hurting the sentiment of State residents and millions of Hindu devotees, Mishra said. "The court has issued notices to the State Chief Secretary, Culture Secretary, Law Secretary and the administrator of the Jagannath temple," she said. Submitted by Lambodara Das (ACBSP) Contact VNN about this story  Send this story to a friend
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