Defending the ban on DJ and Dolby sound during the Ganesh festival which ends Sunday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Lord Ganesh does not need such hi-tech sound amplifying systems.
The BJP leader, who has been leading protests against the administration's ban on DJ music in Davangere, dared officials to stop devotees "if they have courage".
The government’s ban on DJ and Dolby sound has created resentment among some Ganesh mandals (groups which celebrate the festival in public), but the Bombay High Court upheld it earlier this week.