Mira-bhayander Meat Ban

An all-party meet organised in the Mumbai suburb of Mira-Bhayander by a Shiv Sena lawmaker to discuss the meat ban saw members of the BJP protest outside the venue, alleging that the sole aim of the meet was to target their party.

Meat shops were open on the first of a controversial four-day ban that the ruling BJP is insisting on enforcing, putting it in another direct confrontation with ally Shiv Sena, which has vowed to scuttle the ban. Mutton traders in the city have gone to court against the order.

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'.

After a widely criticized beef ban in Maharashtra, residents in a part of the state will not get any meat for eight days. The slaughter and sale of meat has been temporarily banned in those areas because of a Jain festival starting later this week.

An all-party meet organised in the Mumbai suburb of Mira-Bhayander by a Shiv Sena lawmaker to discuss the meat ban saw members of the BJP protest outside the venue, alleging that the sole aim of the meet was to target their party.

Meat shops were open on the first of a controversial four-day ban that the ruling BJP is insisting on enforcing, putting it in another direct confrontation with ally Shiv Sena, which has vowed to scuttle the ban. Mutton traders in the city have gone to court against the order.

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'.

After a widely criticized beef ban in Maharashtra, residents in a part of the state will not get any meat for eight days. The slaughter and sale of meat has been temporarily banned in those areas because of a Jain festival starting later this week.