Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra informed the Legislative Assembly that the Muzrai and Endowment Department has withdrawn a circular issued to temples on the regulation of sound of bells.
When the subject was brought up by C.T. Ravi and Ravi Subramanya during zero hour, Mr. Jnanendra said the Police Department had not issued any circular on regulating noise caused by bells in temples. The circular issued by the Muzrai Department had been withdrawn, he said.