BBMP orders for closure of meat shops on Ram Navami
BBMP in its order said meat shops and slaughterhouses that are located within its limits would remain closed on Sunday.
As the controversies surrounding hijab, halal and the ban of loudspeakers on mosques are not dying down in Karnataka, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has issued a circular prohibiting the sale of meat across Bengaluru on April 10 on the occasion of Sri Ram Navami.
BBMP in its order said meat shops and slaughterhouses that are located within its limits would remain closed on Sunday.
A BBMP officer told a news agency that it is not a new circular it was old practice, there would be a complete ban on the sale of meat and animal slaughter on at least occasions, including Gandhi Jayanti, Sarvodaya Day and a few other religious events.
In Delhi, the Mayor of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) stated that meat outlets will not be permitted to open during Navratri until April 11.
Today, in support of the SDMC Mayor's statement, the NDMC Deputy Mayor asked for the closure of all meat outlets in Delhi during Navratri. "During Navratri, all meat outlets in Delhi should be closed. The Delhi government issues any kind of order—just a few days ago, they issued an order allowing a two-hour leave for a religious community's festival (Ramzan). I'll ask the Mayor to close all meat markets "ANI quoted NDMC Deputy Mayor Rajesh Lawaria as saying.
Ghazibad Mayor modifies her order.
The Mayor of Ghaziabad modified her order to close meat shops during the nine-day Hindu festival, saying that only licensed meat shops with covered kiosks will be permitted to operate in the city. According to District Magistrate (DM) RK Singh, the mayor's order has been altered, and meat stores in Ghaziabad will remain open in accordance with government norms.
After the hijab controversy erupted in the Udupi district, Hindu groups have been advising their community members not to buy halal meat from Muslim vendors, a step taken by Hindu groups after a few Muslim organizations called for the closure of their business establishments in protest of the Karnataka High Court's verdict on the hijab issue.
Later, Hindu organizations demanded that the loudspeakers installed on the mosques be removed, citing an order from the Supreme Court.