Amid the raging row over meat sale ban in Mumbai and some parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan during ‘Paryushan’ festival of Jain community, the Chhattisgarh government has also ordered suspension of sale of meat during the eight-day-long fasting period and ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival.
“Like every year, the Urban Administration Department has issued directives to civic bodies to keep all the slaughter houses and meat shops closed from September 10 to 17 for the Jain ‘Paryushan’ Parv and Ganesh Chaturthi,” Deputy Secretary, Urban Administration, Jitendra Shukla said.
Action will be taken against those found violating the order and civil body officials ailing to enforce the order, he said.
A Raipur Municipal Corporation official said that all zone, health officers and police stations have been instructed to take necessary steps in this direction.
The state government has been imposing ban on sale of meat during ‘Paryushan’ since 2011.
