Bengaluru: On the on going debate on the Ban on sale of meat, slaughter of animals and the sale of meat on the religious occasions pertaining a section of society is gathering pace across the country, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the civic body of Bengaluru city on Tuesday issued a public notice enforcing to be the same on Thursday on the occasion on Ganesh Chaturthi.
This esteemed notice was issued by the Joint Director of animal husbandry, BBMP stated, slaughter of animals and sale of meat is banned in the Jurisdiction of BBMP.
Kantharaju L, assistant director (animal husbandry), BBMP said the order was a routine resorted every year on the occasion of Ganesh festival. “The urban development department issues a set of days when liquor or meat should be banned in the city and the civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) issues the related orders,” he added.
Kantharaju further added, “While Gandhi Jayanthi is one main occasion for ban on sale of liquor and meat, Maha Shivaratri, Sarvodaya Day, Sri Rama Navami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Buddha Poornima, Ambedkar Jayanthi, Mahaveer Jayanthi and Krishna Janmashtami are the other occasions when the meat ban will be in place.”
