Mumbai: The sale of meat has been prohibited for four days in Mumbai during the Jain community’s upcoming fasting period following a demand from several quarters, including from the BJP.
This has sparked a row with ally Shiv Sena denouncing it as “appeasement” and “religious terrorism”.
The order by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Ajoy Mehta came days after the civic body in adjoining Thane district banned meat sale for eight days from September 11 to 18 when the Jains observe the fasting period ‘Paryushan’.
Defending the decision, Mumbai BJP general secretary Amarjeet Mishra said the ban had been imposed to protect the religious sentiments of the Jain community and that it should not be taken as a “targeted decision.”
According to the order passed on Monday by the BMC, the ban on meat sale would be enforced on September 10, 13, 17 and 18.
