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New Delhi: The protesting meat sellers in Uttar Pradesh on Monday urged chief minister Yogi Adityanath to fight for the nation and not for ‘gosht’(meat). Talking to leading news agency ANI, a meat seller said, “Yogi Adityanath should fight for the nation, not for gosht. Many people are dying without food. It has created chaos. We will support Yogi ji in his fight against Pakistan. If he (Yogi Adityanath) fights for gosht, we will raise our voices.”
Narrating his problem, another meat seller said all the labourers are disturbed with the present scenario. “Someone commits mistake and others pay for it. We have to earn our living. So many families are dependent on this. We all have become jobless now. There should be a solution to this,” said another meat seller. (Also read: Yogi ‘raaj’ in Uttar Pradesh: Crackdown on slaughterhouses to anti-Romeo squads, decisions taken by UP CM in 8 days)
While talking to reporters, today, Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Siddharth Nath Singh reiterated that the state government will only act against slaughterhouses that are illegal. “We have assembled here to give a clarification that it is an investigation only against the illegal slaughterhouses. Those who have licenses have nothing to fear. They should continue following regulations,” said the minister.
“If a licensed slaughterhouse is contributing to pollution and affecting health, then it must be shut down temporarily in order to set things right,” Siddharth Nath Singh further added.
Soon after taking charge as the 21st chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has ordered the closure of illegal slaughterhouses and strict enforcement of the ban on cow smuggling, which the Bharatiya Janata Party had promised in the election manifesto of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017. On Saturday, the chief minister had also clarified that the licensed abattoirs will not be touched, action would be taken only against those run illegally.
Warning the licensed slaughterhouses to comply as per rules, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minster earlier on Wednesday said that strict action would be taken against the illegal ones, adding that the main agenda of the government is to restore law and order in the state.
Earlier in the day, a Muslim family in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh approached the police for permission for beef for his daughter’s engagement. However, the family has been denied permission and has been asked to make do with just chicken.
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