Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Swati Bhasin, New Delhi
Benglaluru’s civic physique – the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) – has ordered a ban on the slaughter of animals and the sale of meat throughout town on the event of Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday (October 2).
“On Sunday, Gandhi Jayanti, there will likely be a complete ban on slaughtering of animals and sale of meat within the BBMP limits,” a discover issued by the BBMP on Tuesday learn. The 153rd beginning anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – who’s remembered for his beliefs of non-violence and peace – will likely be celebrated throughout the nation on Sunday.
The Bengaluru civic physique has introduced comparable measures up to now additionally. Final month, the civic physique imposed a ban on slaughtering animals and promoting meat on the event of Ganesh Chaturthi. “August thirty first is being celebrated as Ganesh Chaturthi throughout the Karnataka state. On that day, animal slaughtering and sale of meat is strictly banned within the areas that fall underneath the bounds of BBMP in Bengaluru,” in accordance with a round issued by the civic physique.
The blanket ban was additionally imposed on Krishna Janmashtami, and Maha Shivratri, Martyr’s Day in Karnataka. Some customers on the Web, nonetheless, have beforehand objected to the transfer, questioning the explanation behind the measure, calling it “partisan”.