The ban roused outrage not only across the city, but also nationally with allegations non woven pppe being made of appeasing a particular community and discriminating against others on the basis of food habits, caste and religion. I have demanded that the BMC should not issue intimation of disapproval (IOD), commencement certificate (CC) and water connection to such developers. Supreme Court has also upheld the closure of slaughter houses during Paryushan in Gujarat case.sensitive issue: Muslims protest against the beef ban by ordered by the authoritiesThe year saw two controversial bans — one of beef, and another, temporary one, of all kinds of meat. But the civic body has been dragging its feet to take action under pressure from a particular community,” he added.
The Maharashtra government’s shortlived decision to ban beef attracted strong condemnation from all quarters across the nation. A resolution to this effect was also passed in the BMC general body meeting. The Supreme Court has also accepted the demand to issue ban on sale of meat during Paryushan.The year saw two controversial bans — one of beef, and another, temporary one, of all kinds of meat. In the BMC too, all other parties including its ally Shiv Sena, ganged up against the BJP and managed to bring down the meat ban to just two days.However, it was not the first time the BMC had tried to impose the meat ban during Paryushan.Atulkumar Shah from Shri Vardhaman Parivar, an organisation that has been fighting for the beef ban, slammed the move.end-of.
Dr Kaleem Pathan, general manager of Deonar abattoir, admitted there has been drastic reduction in the arrival of horned animals to the slaughter house due to the beef ban.
While they have been occupied by Gujarati and Marwari people, many of whom follow Jainism and vegetarianism, there has been palpable discontent among other communities, particularly the Maharashtrians and Muslims, upon efforts to thrust their likes and dislikes on them. The civic body added two more days to the ban last year, making it a four-day affair. The count has now come down to around 200-250, which are all buffaloes,” he said.The beef ban has also affected the meat market adversely. Slaughter houses and meat shops will remain closed for 2 or 4 days during Paryushan festival. “Earlier, every day about 400 horned animals, about 80 per cent of them were cows and bullocks, were slaughtered in the abattoir. This time they have reversed this decision keeping in view of 2017 BMC elections.The issue brought to fore the growing divide between vegetarian and non-vegetarian people in the city.”However, his party was left totally isolated on the issue, as it faced flak from all quarters.
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