Jain Fasting Meat Ban

In the middle of a row over BJP-ruled states imposing a meat ban for a Jain fasting festival, a government order in Rajasthan has stirred more controversy.

Amid a controversy over a four-day meat ban in Mumbai for a festival, the Shiv Sena today declared that it would not allow any such restriction.

Close on the heels of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suspending the sale of meat in its markets for four days, now the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, controlled by the NCP, has announced a similar measure till September 17, as these dates fall within the eight-day Jain fasting period of 'Paryushan'.

Referring to the proposed week-long ban on the slaughter and sale of meat in Mumbai, as part of a Jain festival of fasting, Sonakshi Sinha tweeted: "This is a free country! Welcome to BAN-istan... I meant india.. Stupid autocorrect." Twitter is accusing her of double standards because of an older tweet addressed to then-Health Minister Dr Harsh Var...

In the middle of a row over BJP-ruled states imposing a meat ban for a Jain fasting festival, a government order in Rajasthan has stirred more controversy.

Amid a controversy over a four-day meat ban in Mumbai for a festival, the Shiv Sena today declared that it would not allow any such restriction.

Close on the heels of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suspending the sale of meat in its markets for four days, now the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, controlled by the NCP, has announced a similar measure till September 17, as these dates fall within the eight-day Jain fasting period of 'Paryushan'.

Referring to the proposed week-long ban on the slaughter and sale of meat in Mumbai, as part of a Jain festival of fasting, Sonakshi Sinha tweeted: "This is a free country! Welcome to BAN-istan... I meant india.. Stupid autocorrect." Twitter is accusing her of double standards because of an older tweet addressed to then-Health Minister Dr Harsh Var...