Mutton Traders

After much debate and controversy, the meat ban in Mumbai has been cut short to just one more day. The decision by the city's civic body came as the Bombay High Court today described the ban as regressive.

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.

After much debate and controversy, the meat ban in Mumbai has been cut short to just one more day. The decision by the city's civic body came as the Bombay High Court today described the ban as regressive.

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.