Meat Traders

Delhi Meat Merchant Association general secretary Irshad Qureshi on Saturday appealed to all traders selling meat and fish to close their shops here on January 22 in honour of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.

Delhi's sole slaughterhouse in Ghazipur has been shut for last few days for allegedly not complying with environmental norms and traders fear that the closure may trigger meat shortage leading to increase in its prices.

Meat shops at Delhi's INA Market - one of the biggest locations for groceries in the national capital - remained open today amid the controversy over sales during Navratri.

Five Bajrang Dal members were arrested in Shivamogga district in Karnataka for allegedly attacking a Muslim trader for selling halal meat, even as the 'Boycott halal products' campaign by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal intensified.

The Supreme Court has directed the Meerut police to give security cover to a man who survived a mob attack in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur over suspicion of killing a cow on June 18. The top court also told the police to give a report on the incident.

Opposition members in the Lok Sabha today raised slogans against Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha for garlanding men convicted of killing a meat trader in Jharkhand.

On July 6, eight men convicted for the murder of Alimuddin Ansari, a meat trader, were granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court. Union Minister Jayant Sinha sparked controversy after pictures of him felicitating the convicted men went viral on social media.

Union minister Jayant Sinha, who had landed in a controversy for felicitating men convicted for killing a meat trader in Jharkhand, hit back at Congress boss Rahul Gandhi, for what he called, was taking the criticism against him to a personal level and dared him to a debate on the Ramgarh lynching case.

Jayant Sinha, the union minister who felicitated seven men convicted of killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection, today apologised after searing criticism for what was seen to support the cow vigilantes sentenced to life in jail for the murder.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today sought support for an online petition that wants the prestigious Harvard University to drop Union Minister Jayant Sinha from its list of alumni, citing his felicitation of men convicted for beating to death a meat trader in Jharkhand. The minister had tried to explain his action in face of a barrage of criticism.

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has used the term "lynch-pujari" to suggest the way the government is being referred to by people after union ministerJayant Sinha publicly felicitated seven men convicted of killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection.

A second Union Minister, Giriraj Singh, has landed in a controversy after a show of support for a set of riots-accused leaders, whom he visited at a jail in Bihar's Nawada. Mr Singh met the jailed right-wing leaders on Saturday, days after his cabinet colleague Jayant Sinha was photographed felicitating eight men held guilty of killing a meat trade...

Former union minister Yashwant Sinha today disapproved his son Jayant Sinha felicitating seven men convicted for killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection. Responding to demands on social media that he should spell out his stand on his son's move, Mr Sinha spoke his mind but predicted that his tweet was going to lead to "further abuse".

Union Minister Jayant Sinha who landed himself in a major controversy after felicitating eight men held guilty of killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection, said in a series of tweets today that he was "honouring the due process of law".

Jayant Sinha, the union minister from Jharkhand has landed himself in the middle of a row after the minister felicitated eight men convicted for killing a meat trader last year.

Delhi Meat Merchant Association general secretary Irshad Qureshi on Saturday appealed to all traders selling meat and fish to close their shops here on January 22 in honour of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.

Delhi's sole slaughterhouse in Ghazipur has been shut for last few days for allegedly not complying with environmental norms and traders fear that the closure may trigger meat shortage leading to increase in its prices.

Meat shops at Delhi's INA Market - one of the biggest locations for groceries in the national capital - remained open today amid the controversy over sales during Navratri.

Five Bajrang Dal members were arrested in Shivamogga district in Karnataka for allegedly attacking a Muslim trader for selling halal meat, even as the 'Boycott halal products' campaign by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal intensified.

The Supreme Court has directed the Meerut police to give security cover to a man who survived a mob attack in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur over suspicion of killing a cow on June 18. The top court also told the police to give a report on the incident.

Opposition members in the Lok Sabha today raised slogans against Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha for garlanding men convicted of killing a meat trader in Jharkhand.

On July 6, eight men convicted for the murder of Alimuddin Ansari, a meat trader, were granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court. Union Minister Jayant Sinha sparked controversy after pictures of him felicitating the convicted men went viral on social media.

Union minister Jayant Sinha, who had landed in a controversy for felicitating men convicted for killing a meat trader in Jharkhand, hit back at Congress boss Rahul Gandhi, for what he called, was taking the criticism against him to a personal level and dared him to a debate on the Ramgarh lynching case.

Jayant Sinha, the union minister who felicitated seven men convicted of killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection, today apologised after searing criticism for what was seen to support the cow vigilantes sentenced to life in jail for the murder.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today sought support for an online petition that wants the prestigious Harvard University to drop Union Minister Jayant Sinha from its list of alumni, citing his felicitation of men convicted for beating to death a meat trader in Jharkhand. The minister had tried to explain his action in face of a barrage of criticism.

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has used the term "lynch-pujari" to suggest the way the government is being referred to by people after union ministerJayant Sinha publicly felicitated seven men convicted of killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection.

A second Union Minister, Giriraj Singh, has landed in a controversy after a show of support for a set of riots-accused leaders, whom he visited at a jail in Bihar's Nawada. Mr Singh met the jailed right-wing leaders on Saturday, days after his cabinet colleague Jayant Sinha was photographed felicitating eight men held guilty of killing a meat trade...

Former union minister Yashwant Sinha today disapproved his son Jayant Sinha felicitating seven men convicted for killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection. Responding to demands on social media that he should spell out his stand on his son's move, Mr Sinha spoke his mind but predicted that his tweet was going to lead to "further abuse".

Union Minister Jayant Sinha who landed himself in a major controversy after felicitating eight men held guilty of killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection, said in a series of tweets today that he was "honouring the due process of law".

Jayant Sinha, the union minister from Jharkhand has landed himself in the middle of a row after the minister felicitated eight men convicted for killing a meat trader last year.