Meat shops in Delhi to remain closed during Kanwar Yatra, says BJP MLA Kapil Mishra

Meat shops in Delhi will remain closed during the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage, which will take place from July 11 to July 23, said state minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kapil Mishra on Monday, reported PTI.

The minister did not specify whether the ban would only apply to meat shops that fall along the pilgrimage route.

“Most of these meat shops are illegal anyway and should not be operating as per law,” Mishra told reporters. “But during the Kanwar Yatra, they will be especially kept shut.”

During the Kanwar Yatra, devotees walk hundreds of kilometres to collect water from the Ganga near Haridwar and carry it back to their home states. They mainly come from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh.

Earlier, BJP MLA from Jangpura Tarvinder Singh Marwah had written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to temporarily shut all liquor and meat shops along the Kanwar Yatra route in Delhi, The Hindu reported.

The MLA had said that a temporary ban on liquor and meat shops will “respect the sanctity of the Yatra” and prevent any possible “untoward incident”.

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