Meat Ban
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BJP councillor asks meat shops in East Delhi area to be closed for Navratri
The civic body, however, has not issued any official order directing meat shops to be shut.
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Bengaluru’s civic body bans the sale of meat on Ram Navami
Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh has barred selling meat during Navratri and an unofficial ban is in place in south and east Delhi too.
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Would a Delhi Navaratri meat ban stand up in court?
While on a previous occasion, the Supreme Court upheld a nine-day ban on slaughterhouses, the same may not be applicable in all cases.
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Constitution allows me to eat meat when I like, says Mahua Moitra on Navratri ban
The Trinamool Congress MP’s remarks came after South Delhi Mayor Mukkesh Suryaan called for closure of meat shops during the Hindu festival of Navratri.
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In Delhi’s INA market, meat sellers suspect political ploy behind Navratri ban
The BJP was urging the ban to score political points before municipal elections, both Hindu and Muslim vendors said.
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Ban on meat shops during Navratri will be strictly implemented, says south Delhi mayor
Mukkesh Suryaan claimed he requested for the closure of meat shops in response to complaints and that it does not violate anyone’s personal freedoms.
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Close meat shops during Navratri, Delhi mayors urge civic bodies
South Delhi Mayor Mukkesh Suryaan and East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sundar Agarwal made the demands in letters to their respective municipal commissioners.
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Opinion: Gujarat is a vegetarian state only in the minds of its self-chosen custodians
Meat consumption is common in the state – but it is forcefully kept away from the sight and the sensory world of the upper castes.
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Ahmedabad meat ban: Does the law give Indians the right to eat the kind of food they want?
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Two months after UP ban on illegal abattoirs, licenced meat businesses in Mahoba not allowed to run
An unofficial ban on meat production-related activity has been in place in the district since April 24.
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Qureshis of Uttar Pradesh pass a resolution to protect cows
The Muslim community said it would boycott anyone found to be engaged in cow slaughter.
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