Khatik community and opposition leaders protest against KDMC order to shut meat shops on Aug 15
The community has warned that if the order is not withdrawn, it will stage a protest by setting up a meat shop outside the KDMC office on Independence Day.
Local Shiv Sena MLA Vishwanath Bhoir had supported the KDMC directive, stating that "no one will be harmed by not eating meat for a day".
Opposition leaders have criticised the decision, calling it an infringement on individual freedom.
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NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad condemned the order, asserting that it violates the right of individuals to choose their food. He declared that he would personally visit a meat shop in Kalyan on Aug 15 in defiance of the ban. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Dipesh Mhatre has also voiced his objection.
Representatives of the Khatik community on Monday argued that instead of imposing such restrictions, the civic body should focus on addressing pressing civic issues like pothole-ridden roads.
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