Around 200 ‘illegal’ meat shops were shut in Old Gurugram on Thursday
Several meat shops in Old Gurugram have been forcibly closed by Shiv Sena activists in view of Navaratri festival, which began on Thursday.
Claiming that most of these shops were being run illegally, the activists said the district administration had not taken any action against them.
Shiv Sena media co-ordinator Ritu Raj said the party’s activists went around the city on Thursday and closed around 200 meat shops in Sectors 4, 7 and 9, Basai Road, Khandsa Road, Rajiv Nagar, Sanjay Gram, Dundahera, Ashok Vihar and Palam Vihar.
‘Religious sentiments’
Stating that around 20-odd licensed meat shops were already closed in view of Navaratri, he claimed that illegal slaughtering and meat hanging outside shops hurt religious sentiments of those observing fast during Navaratri.
Aslam, who runs UP Halal Meat shop in Rajiv Nagar, said 40-odd Sena activists had forced him and others to shut their shops on Thursday. He conceded that his shop was within 900 m radius of the Indian Air Force Ammunition Depot and did not have a licence.
Gurugram police spokesperson said a Police Control Room vehicle was stationed near meat shops in Masjid area to prevent any untoward incident.
Mr. Raj objected to the police providing protection to meat shops running “illegally” in Masjid area and claimed that the Shiv Sena had also submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in this regard earlier this week but the district administration was yet to take action.
Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh said that he had received a memorandum seeking closure of meat shops and restaurants serving meat during Navaratri but there was no such provision in law. He claimed the district administration is yet to receive a formal complaint against forcible closure of meat shops.
“We will act as per law if there is any complaint,” assured Mr. Singh.
The Haryana government had earlier this year released a list of 20-odd conditions to be met to procure the licence for running a meat shop in the State. Following this, most illegally-run places had shut shop before the May 15 deadline. However, most of them gradually opened without licences.
Municipal Corporation of Gurugram Medical Officer Ashish Singla said there were around 500 meat shops in Gurugram but only 75 had licences. He said over a hundred applications were still under process.
Several meat shops in Old Gurugram have been forcibly closed by Shiv Sena activists in view of Navaratri festival, which began on Thursday.
Claiming that most of these shops were being run illegally, the activists said the district administration had not taken any action against them.
Shiv Sena media co-ordinator Ritu Raj said the party’s activists went around the city on Thursday and closed around 200 meat shops in Sectors 4, 7 and 9, Basai Road, Khandsa Road, Rajiv Nagar, Sanjay Gram, Dundahera, Ashok Vihar and Palam Vihar.
‘Religious sentiments’
Stating that around 20-odd licensed meat shops were already closed in view of Navaratri, he claimed that illegal slaughtering and meat hanging outside shops hurt religious sentiments of those observing fast during Navaratri.
Aslam, who runs UP Halal Meat shop in Rajiv Nagar, said 40-odd Sena activists had forced him and others to shut their shops on Thursday. He conceded that his shop was within 900 m radius of the Indian Air Force Ammunition Depot and did not have a licence.
Gurugram police spokesperson said a Police Control Room vehicle was stationed near meat shops in Masjid area to prevent any untoward incident.
Mr. Raj objected to the police providing protection to meat shops running “illegally” in Masjid area and claimed that the Shiv Sena had also submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in this regard earlier this week but the district administration was yet to take action.
Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh said that he had received a memorandum seeking closure of meat shops and restaurants serving meat during Navaratri but there was no such provision in law. He claimed the district administration is yet to receive a formal complaint against forcible closure of meat shops.
“We will act as per law if there is any complaint,” assured Mr. Singh.
The Haryana government had earlier this year released a list of 20-odd conditions to be met to procure the licence for running a meat shop in the State. Following this, most illegally-run places had shut shop before the May 15 deadline. However, most of them gradually opened without licences.
Municipal Corporation of Gurugram Medical Officer Ashish Singla said there were around 500 meat shops in Gurugram but only 75 had licences. He said over a hundred applications were still under process.
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