Qureshi, the General Secretary of the Delhi Meat Merchant Association, emphasised the significance of bringing people together and explained that the appeal extends to all slaughterhouses, as well as businesses selling meat and fish in Delhi.

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This is the first time when the civic body has asked for closure of meat shops under its jurisdiction during Navratri which is being observed from April 2-11.

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An SDMC official says order has no logic There are approximately 1,800 restaurants in South Delhi Municipal Corporation, and all those serving meat here will now have to say if it is halal or jhatka. We spoke with the mayor of SDMC, Anamika Mithilesh who says the purpose of this decision was all in “public […]

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