Four-day meat ban in Mumbai during Jain fasting period

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Four-day meat ban in Mumbai during Jain fasting period

• Vaishnavi Vasudevan, Hindustan Times, Mumbai|
• Updated: Sep 08, 2015 12:43 IST

Slaughter of animals will not be allowed in Mumbai abattoirs, meat and poultry shops and fish markets will be shut on the days of Jain ritual of Paryushan. (Sanjay Solanki/File photo)

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) agreed for a four-day ban on sale of meat in Mumbai on Monday. Slaughter of animals will not be allowed in city abattoirs, meat and poultry shops and fish markets will be shut on — September 10, 13, 17 and 18 — the days of Jain ritual of Paryushan, civic officials said.

Restaurants, however, may serve meat, claimed a spokesperson of the Indian Hotels and Restaurants Association (AHAR).

The move came days after the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Municipal Corporation’s (MBMC) controversial decision to ban meat sale for eight days in the city.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) too demanded a ban on sale of meat and functioning of slaughter houses for the entire fasting period observed by the community. The Jain community observes a fast for eight days, Paryushan, which will be observed from September 10-17 this year.

Senior BJP legislators Raj Purohit and Atul Bhatkhalkar met civic chief Ajoy Mehta, demanding the ban. This evoked strong protests from the Shiv Sena and other parties that said neither the civic body nor a community could decide what others ate. The opposition also termed the BJP’s demand a way to appease the vote bank.

Terming the move unjust, MNS corporator Sandeep Deshpande said the BJP has gone against the eating habits of the Marathi-speaking population. “The BJP cannot decide when and what kind of food we can eat. During our fasting period or an auspicious month like Shravan, we do not ask for a ban on meat across the city. Why is a particular community being favoured?”

Samajwadi Party corporator Rais Shaikh said: “The BJP is trying to please a section of people by meeting such demands. It cannot interfere with the eating habits of citizens. We condemn this move.”

Congress’ Devendra Amberkar, the opposition leader in the BMC, said: “Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city where vegetarians and meat-eating citizens reside. Since many years, all communities have been living together despite several religious festivals. Why is one political party favouring a community now and banning others from eating meat?”

But, Jain association Vishwamaitri Trust Ahimsa Sangh submitted an application to civic chief Ajoy Mehta, asking for an eight-day ban on Monday. In 2013, there was a twoday ban on sale of meat during this period.

Four-day meat ban in Mumbai during Jain fasting period

 

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Four-day meat ban in Mumbai during Jain festival
BMC has banned sale of meat for four days during the Jain festival of Paryushan.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has banned sale of meat for four days during the Jain festival of Paryushan. As per an order issued from Deonar abattoir, sale of meat in civic markets will be discontinued and the slaughterhouse will be shut on September 10, 13, 17 and 18.

While the Jain festival is scheduled to be held from September 10 to 17, Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations will begin in the city on September 17. Last year too, the sale of meat was banned in the city for four days.

The demand to ban meat sale, as per the order, was made by Ahimsa Sangh, Vishwamaitri Trust. “Jainism is based on the principle of non-violence. There are not only a lot of Jains in Mumbai but a lot of Jain monks will also be visiting the city during the period…we request you to cooperate during the rituals,” the letter said.

Four-day meat ban in Mumbai during Jain festival | The Indian Express

 

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lol this is very absurd decision. in our country every one has right to eat what he wish too

 

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Shiv Sena condemns four-day meat ban in Mumbai
ANI | Mumbai September 8, 2015 Last Updated at 13:23 IST

Shiv Sen spokesperson Neelam Gorhe on Tuesday condemned the four-day meat ban in Mumbai imposed by the Maharashtra Government.

"The Mayor of BJP-ruled Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (in Maharashtra's Thane District) is trying to use a section of society for political reasons," Gorhe claimed.

Gorhe told ANI, "The issue of 'meat ban' was in discussion for a long time and imposing this ban on everyone is not a fair decision."

The Mira Bhayander Mahanagar Palika mayor needs some training, she cannot rule as a dictator," she added.

The Maharashtra Government has banned meat in Mumbai for four days, in view of the Jain festival of Paryushan.

Shiv Sena condemns four-day meat ban in Mumbai | Business Standard News

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Four-day meat sale ban in Mumbai evokes controversy
PTI

The HinduMumbai BJP unit’s general secretary Amarjeet Mishra today said the ban has been imposed to protect the religious sentiments of the Jain community. File Photo

MUMBAI, SEP 8:
After beef ban in Maharashtra, sale of meat has been prohibited for four days in Mumbai during the Jain community’s upcoming fasting period following a demand including from BJP, sparking a row with ally Shiv Sena denouncing it as “appeasement” and “religious terrorism”.

The order by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Ajoy Mehta came days after a civic body took a similar decision in the adjoining Thane district banning meat sale for eight days from September 11 to 18 when the Jain community will observe fasting period ‘Paryushan’.

Defending the civic body’s decision, Mumbai BJP unit’s general secretary Amarjeet Mishra today said the ban has 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 by BMC — ruled by Sena and BJP — yesterday, the ban on meat sale would be enforced on four days — September 10, 13, 17 and 18. Mehta did not reply to a message sent by PTI for his comments over the decision.

However, civic officials claimed that this is not a new decision and it has been in practice for last several years, adding that the prohibition will not affect the sale of fish and other seafood.

They said the step was taken in view of the growing demand not only by the Jain community, but also from some BJP corporators.

“On these four days, BMC slaughter houses will be shut and sale of meat will also be prohibited. The market department (of BMC) has been asked to enforce the ban and ensure no animal is slaughtered and no meat is sold anywhere in the city,” a senior civic official said.

Civic officials warned of stern action if the ban is violated.

The BJP insisted it was “not a ban” but “being tolerant towards very community in the spirit of secularism”. However, its ally Shiv Sena, which has a majority in the country’s richest corporation BMC, said the ban is unsupportable and alleged that the BJP was “trying to appease” some sections of the society.

Congress leader Sachin Sawant said the order was imposition of RSS ideology.

“Is it for the government to decide what I eat, what I drink, what I wear, where I sleep, when I speak.... What you are seeing across the country is the creeping spectre of Fascism,” Congress leader Manish Tewari said.

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut equated the decision to “religious terrorism”.

“There are Sikhs, Muslims, Christians and Jains who consider themselves as minorities. And we respect them...but to dictate what we should eat...,” he said.

“The ban is unsupportable. The BMC has buckled under pressure from the BJP. The government should not take any decision to please a particular religious community and should function as per Constitution,” Sena spokesperson Neelam Gorhe said.

Opposing the order, the Qureshi community said their businesses will suffer heavy losses if the meat ban stays and they will approach the Mayor for its review. “If we don’t get justice, we will file a writ petition in High Court, go on a hunger strike and fight for our rights.”

The Maharashtra government had imposed a ban on beef in the state in March this year.

(This article was published on September 8, 2015)

Four-day meat sale ban in Mumbai evokes controversy | Business Line

 

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Four-day meat ban in Mumbai during Jain fasting period

• Vaishnavi Vasudevan, Hindustan Times, Mumbai|
• Updated: Sep 08, 2015 12:43 IST

Slaughter of animals will not be allowed in Mumbai abattoirs, meat and poultry shops and fish markets will be shut on the days of Jain ritual of Paryushan. (Sanjay Solanki/File photo)

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) agreed for a four-day ban on sale of meat in Mumbai on Monday. Slaughter of animals will not be allowed in city abattoirs, meat and poultry shops and fish markets will be shut on — September 10, 13, 17 and 18 — the days of Jain ritual of Paryushan, civic officials said.

Restaurants, however, may serve meat, claimed a spokesperson of the Indian Hotels and Restaurants Association (AHAR).

The move came days after the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Municipal Corporation’s (MBMC) controversial decision to ban meat sale for eight days in the city.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) too demanded a ban on sale of meat and functioning of slaughter houses for the entire fasting period observed by the community. The Jain community observes a fast for eight days, Paryushan, which will be observed from September 10-17 this year.

Senior BJP legislators Raj Purohit and Atul Bhatkhalkar met civic chief Ajoy Mehta, demanding the ban. This evoked strong protests from the Shiv Sena and other parties that said neither the civic body nor a community could decide what others ate. The opposition also termed the BJP’s demand a way to appease the vote bank.

Terming the move unjust, MNS corporator Sandeep Deshpande said the BJP has gone against the eating habits of the Marathi-speaking population. “The BJP cannot decide when and what kind of food we can eat. During our fasting period or an auspicious month like Shravan, we do not ask for a ban on meat across the city. Why is a particular community being favoured?”

Samajwadi Party corporator Rais Shaikh said: “The BJP is trying to please a section of people by meeting such demands. It cannot interfere with the eating habits of citizens. We condemn this move.”

Congress’ Devendra Amberkar, the opposition leader in the BMC, said: “Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city where vegetarians and meat-eating citizens reside. Since many years, all communities have been living together despite several religious festivals. Why is one political party favouring a community now and banning others from eating meat?”

But, Jain association Vishwamaitri Trust Ahimsa Sangh submitted an application to civic chief Ajoy Mehta, asking for an eight-day ban on Monday. In 2013, there was a twoday ban on sale of meat during this period.

Four-day meat ban in Mumbai during Jain fasting period

Aik din muslim ke saans lene per bhi ban laga do sab problem solve ho jayen ghi ya tou sab marr jayen gey ya HINSUTAAN se azaad ho jayen gey..

 

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Used to happen for years now right from 1994, even during the reigns of 'secular liberal' NCP-Cong rule. If no one complained then why crib and expect a right conservative party to scrap the tradition?

Shiv Sena condemns four-day meat ban in Mumbai
ANI | Mumbai September 8, 2015 Last Updated at 13:23 IST

Shiv Sen spokesperson Neelam Gorhe on Tuesday condemned the four-day meat ban in Mumbai imposed by the Maharashtra Government.

"The Mayor of BJP-ruled Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (in Maharashtra's Thane District) is trying to use a section of society for political reasons," Gorhe claimed.

Gorhe told ANI, "The issue of 'meat ban' was in discussion for a long time and imposing this ban on everyone is not a fair decision."

The Mira Bhayander Mahanagar Palika mayor needs some training, she cannot rule as a dictator," she added.

The Maharashtra Government has banned meat in Mumbai for four days, in view of the Jain festival of Paryushan.

Shiv Sena condemns four-day meat ban in Mumbai | Business Standard News

Four-day meat sale ban in Mumbai evokes controversy
PTI

The HinduMumbai BJP unit’s general secretary Amarjeet Mishra today said the ban has been imposed to protect the religious sentiments of the Jain community. File Photo

MUMBAI, SEP 8:
After beef ban in Maharashtra, sale of meat has been prohibited for four days in Mumbai during the Jain community’s upcoming fasting period following a demand including from BJP, sparking a row with ally Shiv Sena denouncing it as “appeasement” and “religious terrorism”.

The order by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Ajoy Mehta came days after a civic body took a similar decision in the adjoining Thane district banning meat sale for eight days from September 11 to 18 when the Jain community will observe fasting period ‘Paryushan’.

Defending the civic body’s decision, Mumbai BJP unit’s general secretary Amarjeet Mishra today said the ban has 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 by BMC — ruled by Sena and BJP — yesterday, the ban on meat sale would be enforced on four days — September 10, 13, 17 and 18. Mehta did not reply to a message sent by PTI for his comments over the decision.

However, civic officials claimed that this is not a new decision and it has been in practice for last several years, adding that the prohibition will not affect the sale of fish and other seafood.

They said the step was taken in view of the growing demand not only by the Jain community, but also from some BJP corporators.

“On these four days, BMC slaughter houses will be shut and sale of meat will also be prohibited. The market department (of BMC) has been asked to enforce the ban and ensure no animal is slaughtered and no meat is sold anywhere in the city,” a senior civic official said.

Civic officials warned of stern action if the ban is violated.

The BJP insisted it was “not a ban” but “being tolerant towards very community in the spirit of secularism”. However, its ally Shiv Sena, which has a majority in the country’s richest corporation BMC, said the ban is unsupportable and alleged that the BJP was “trying to appease” some sections of the society.

Congress leader Sachin Sawant said the order was imposition of RSS ideology.

“Is it for the government to decide what I eat, what I drink, what I wear, where I sleep, when I speak.... What you are seeing across the country is the creeping spectre of Fascism,” Congress leader Manish Tewari said.

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut equated the decision to “religious terrorism”.

“There are Sikhs, Muslims, Christians and Jains who consider themselves as minorities. And we respect them...but to dictate what we should eat...,” he said.

“The ban is unsupportable. The BMC has buckled under pressure from the BJP. The government should not take any decision to please a particular religious community and should function as per Constitution,” Sena spokesperson Neelam Gorhe said.

Opposing the order, the Qureshi community said their businesses will suffer heavy losses if the meat ban stays and they will approach the Mayor for its review. “If we don’t get justice, we will file a writ petition in High Court, go on a hunger strike and fight for our rights.”

The Maharashtra government had imposed a ban on beef in the state in March this year.

(This article was published on September 8, 2015)

Four-day meat sale ban in Mumbai evokes controversy | Business Line

So shiv sena has majority in BMC and their legislator heads BMC and they're against this? So why can't they stop it? Am I missing something here

 

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The man who inspired the meat ban in Mumbai

September 08, 2015 15:44 IST

'No lives should be taken during Paryushan.'

'When fish is taken out from the sea it is dead, hence no ban on it.'

'They hang the meat in shops and those who are fasting are pained by this sight.'


First came the beef ban in Maharashtra, and then the ban on meat for eight days during the Jain festival of Paryushan in the Mira-Bhayander townships on the outskirts of Mumbai.

The ban has now been extended to Mumbai for four days: September 10, 13, 17, 18.

The original proposal to ban the sale of meat and shut abattoirs during Paryushan was moved by Dinesh Jain, a Bharatiya Janata Party corporator from Mira-Bhayander.

Jain, image, below, spoke to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com over the telephone justifying the ban.

How did the idea of proposing a ban on meat come to you?

This is not an idea, but it is to do with our aastha (faith). This was implemented in Surat as well.

A Supreme Court judgment in 2008 grants municipal corporations the power to impose a ban on meat slaughter during Paryushan. The order is applicable to localities with a large Jain population. In the Mira-Bhayander area, 25 to 30 per cent of the population is Jain.

What is the religious significance of this order?

Our religion does not permit us to eat onions and potatoes. But this ban is not imposed on fish. That is because we have the Koli samaj (fishermen's community) living here.

Mutton and chicken are sold in the open. They hang the meat in shops and those who are fasting for a month during Paryushan are pained by this sight.

Our religion does not allow this and moreover, we meditate during the month. There is no message to be given here. All we want to say is that no lives should be taken during this period.

Earlier, the ban was for two days and now it has been extended to eight... (In Mumbai, there is a four-day ban on the slaughter and sale of meat).

The Government Resolution says the ban should be for two days. However, if the Jain population is dominant in a nagarpalika (corporation), then a decision to extend the ban can be taken.

Approximately 70 per cent of the population of Mira-Bhayander is vegetarian. Only 30 per cent are non-vegetarians and we thought this 30 per cent will support us.

Somewhere this issue is associated with dharma aastha (religion and faith). There is no politics involved here. Being religious, I felt the Jain samaj should get some justice because we are a minority group. We also have a right to shut down these killings for eight days.

Critics say it is wrong to impose your ban on other communities...

This ban is not about eating non-vegetarian food. If you don't get meat in Mira-Bhayander, it doesn't mean you will not step out of the area to eat.

Here there are over 200 Jain mandirs and you have chicken and mutton hanging in shops. Sadhus and sants cross these shops. Paryushan is our biggest fasting period. They do tapasaya (live in austerity) and therefore feel no life should taken.

We don't want to hurt sentiments. With folded hands, I request everyone to support our sentiments.

After the Supreme Court order, the selling of meat was banned in how many districts?

There is a ban in one of the districts of Surat and I have a copy of that.

Why was an exception made for fish?

People are spreading lies to indulge in politics. They want to instigate other communities and therefore are raking up this issue. We have banned chicken, buffalo and goat. (Beef is permanently banned in Maharashtra).

Did you exclude fish from this ban because you were scared of the powerful Koli community, the original inhabitants of Mumbai and surrounding areas like Mira-Bhayender?

No way. Some want to instigate a fight between the two communities (the Jains and Kolis). You read our proposal for the ban. It clearly states nothing about fish.

Raj Thackeray's MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) spoke about this (no ban on fish)...

(Interrupts) We conveyed to them (the MNS) that we never wanted a ban on fish.

Isn't the ban unjust to those who eat meat?

This is not the case, Sir. We request that there should be no killing in front of us. You know that when fish is taken out from the sea it is dead. But keeping meat in shops and cutting it is like taking a life.

The Swaminarayan samaj lives in huge numbers in Mira-Bhayander and so does the Brahmin samaj. Maharashtrian Brahmins also are vegetarians. There are some Muslims who told me, 'Dineshbhai, we don't eat during Ramzan. So, how will it make a difference if we don't eat for eight days?'

I have two to three Muslim acquaintances who told me this.

Muslims in Mumbai keep their restaurants shut during Ramzan, but they don't expect non-Muslims to do the same.

They (Muslims) didn't say so at the meeting yesterday (Monday, September 7). They said that during Ramzan there should be a ban on liquor. We will support a liquor ban during Ramzan.

What more do you want to ban?

Aisa nahi hai (It's not like that). If this is their bhavna (sentiment), I have no objection supporting Muslims.

Is the BJP appeasing Jains, who are a minority?

Don't twist and say things. We don't want to politicise the issue. If we had to indulge in politics, we would have included a ban on fish.

We have put a lot of thought to this proposal. This ban is only for eight days. We are not demanding that shut the business for 12 months. These eight days are very precious to us.

Bakri Eid is around the corner. Won't this ban on meat be a problem then?

Our fast ends on September 18 and Bakri Eid is after that (September 25).

If Bakri Eid coincides with Paryushan in the future, what will you do?

We will see then.

In Mira-Bhayander itself, while Muslims live in one area Jains live in another. Why would you seek a ban on meat in areas where no Jains live?

In Hindu areas like Shanti Nagar there are Muslims, and in Muslim areas like Naya Nagar there are many Hindus. We don't have any rule that where Hindus live Muslims must not live or vice versa. It is not written anywhere.

I am repeating myself once again: This is not being done for political reason.

We confront important issues like water shortage due to scarcity of rainfall. But all you are interested in is bans.

No, we are working on that too. We want to supply continuous water supply to our citizens.

The ban is only about the sentiments of our community. I request you to tell everyone to respect religious sentiments and offer support.

Who will compensate the losses suffered by sellers of meat?

They keep their shops shut during Ganeshotsav. Moreover, in the month of Shravan ( the month when devout Hindus only eat vegetarian food) their business tends to suffer.

Don't you think the ban will add to the losses?

This is not a loss. Everyone has to shut down their shops for one day in a week, according to rules. But who keeps their shops shut? Twelve days in a year they have to shut down their shops, but they never do that, so they are making profit on those days.

I have no ill feelings against them. All of them are Indians and I love everyone.

IMAGE: Main Photograph: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

The man who inspired the meat ban in Mumbai - Rediff.com India News

Aik din muslim ke saans lene per bhi ban laga do sab problem solve ho jayen ghi ya tou sab marr jayen gey ya HINSUTAAN se azaad ho jayen gey..

Where did you find "Muslim ke saans" here?

Used to happen for years now right from 1994, even during the reigns of 'secular liberal' NCP-Cong rule. If no one complained then why crib and expect a right conservative party to scrap the tradition?

The articles don't suggest that the blanket ban was there since 1994, please provide links. However, even if the ban was there since 1994, it is wrong to ban anything for everyone because of one community's festival.

So shiv sena has majority in BMC and their legislator heads BMC and they're against this? So why can't they stop it? Am I missing something here

They should act upon it if they have the means...

 

[JanjaWeed]

Another minority appeasement scheme by the state govt. Only other day Modi claimed that our's is Buddhist India...& now this. This communal BJP govt is turning into secular by the day, looks like they'll put even congress into shame if they carry on like this!

 

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@Rain Man the ban started as a 2 day ban in 94 then was extended to 4 days by the then cong-ncp govt sometime in 2004.I have no links, I heard this during TV debates toady. And am not supporting any ban just questioning the selective outrage.

 

[dray]

Another minority appeasement scheme by the state govt. Only other day Modi claimed that our's is Buddhist India...& now this. This communal BJP govt is turning into secular by the day, looks like they'll put even congress into shame if they carry on like this!

I don't know if you are being sarcastic, but minority appeasement is anything but secularism, even if the minority is Jains or Buddhists, and Congress was anything but secular...! Anyone involving in politics of religion is not secular.

 

[JanjaWeed]

I don't know if you are being sarcastic, but minority appeasement is anything but secularism, even if the minority is Jains or Buddhists, and Congress was anything but secular...! Anyone involving in politics of religion is not secular.

Aah...I only use Indian 'rationalists' & 'liberals' dictionary..not the one by Oxford!

 

[dray]

@Rain Man the ban started as a 2 day ban in 94 then was extended to 4 days by the then cong-ncp govt sometime in 2004.I have no links, I heard this during TV debates toady. And am not supporting any ban just questioning the selective outrage.

I came to know about this ban today, and I am outraged without being selective. I will be similarly outraged if any government asks everyone to have beef kababs during the upcoming Eid. Governments, state or central, need to disassociate themselves from the religion.

Aah...I only use the Indian 'rationalists' & 'liberals' dictionary..not the one by Oxford!

Oxford is better!



4-day Meat Ban in Mumbai Provokes Controversy, Debate
Mumbai | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Updated: September 08, 2015 21:28 IST

The slaughter and sale of meat is banned in Mumbai for two days as part of a 1994 order issued for a Jain festival of fasting.


MUMBAI: Months after a controversial beef ban in Maharashtra, a move to prohibit meat for four days in Mumbai has provoked anger, with comments on social media calling it a breach of the freedom to choose.

The ban was introduced in 1994 by the then Congress government, for the Jain festival of fasting. Ten years later, the two-day ban was extended to four days, but according to officials, never properly implemented.

An order passed yesterday by the city's civic body, ruled by the Shiv Sena-BJP coalition, makes it clear that this year, the sale and slaughter of meat will be banned on four days, beginning Friday.

Spurred by outrage, #meatban has been among top trends on social media.


Ruchica Tomar
✔@ruchicatomar
Not about meat being unavailable in some parts of Mumbai, it's about individual choices & forcing your religion/practices on others #meatban


Rohan Jain
@Rohan_J_
#meatban Against it!!! Its illogical. Jainism doesn't allow eating meat let alone during fasts. Why ban it? Eat and let eat. #LiveAndLetLive


Sources say Maharashtra's ruling BJP had asked for the number of days to be extended to eight, but it was rejected by the civic body.

Even the BJP's ally Shiv Sena, which has a majority in the civic body, says the ban is insupportable and alleges a political move to appease the Jain community in Mumbai, which goes to polls in 2017.

"I think this is another kind of violence in the name of non-violence. It is one's own choice to have what they want To use it for political reason is not right and we condemn it," said Sena spokesperson Neelam Gore.

On this, the Sena finds itself on the same side as the opposition Congress, which, ironically, introduced the ban. "Is it for the government to decide what I eat, what I drink, what I wear, where I sleep, when I speak? What you are seeing across the country is the creeping spectre of fascism," Congress leader Manish Tewari said.

BJP's Shaina NC responded that "this is about respecting religious sentiment."

For now, Mumbai faces a four-day ban. But in the district Thane on its outskirts, a BJP-led civic body has enforced an eight-day ban.

Here too, the Shiv Sena had dissented. It has served notice to four of its corporators for missing the vote that cleared the ban.

After coming to power in the state last year, the BJP-led government banned the slaughter, sale and import of beef.

Story First Published: September 08, 2015 11:09 IST

4-day Meat Ban in Mumbai Provokes Controversy, Debate

 

[T90TankGuy]

@Rain Man the ban started as a 2 day ban in 94 then was extended to 4 days by the then cong-ncp govt sometime in 2004.I have no links, I heard this during TV debates toady. And am not supporting any ban just questioning the selective outrage.

Actually this ban was only localized to the area of mira road and another place where jains are in a majority . today's ban is a blanket one over mumbai.

 

[ranjeet]

If poor kids in Secular Kerala can be denied of Mid Day Meal and kept hungry then meat ban doesn't sound that bad. I wholeheartedly support this meat ban.

 

[dray]

If poor kids in Secular Kerala can be denied of Mid Day Meal and kept hungry then meat ban doesn't sound that bad. I wholeheartedly support this meat ban.

Two wrongs don't make one right.