Delhi CM Grants Two-Hour Relaxation on Loudspeaker Ban for Navratri Festivals (canva)Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Tuesday that loudspeakers at Ramlila performances, Durga Puja pandals, and other religious or cultural events during Navratri can now operate until midnight, providing a two-hour relaxation beyond the usual 10 pm limit. Ramlila or Durga Puja can never end at 10 pm. So this time we have given permission to all Ramlilas, Durga Pujas, and cultural-religious festivals to continue until 12 am,” she said. Last year, the Aam Aadmi Party government under Arvind Kejriwal had also allowed a similar exemption, permitting loudspeakers at Ramlila venues and Durga Puja pandals to function until midnight. She also issued a strict warning to political workers regarding defacement of property: “Defacement of property through wall writing and pasting posters is a very big crime that makes the city dirty.