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‘Cut cake shaped like goat': Ahead of Bakrid, BJP MLA seeks ban on meat shops near Hindon Airport citing bird-hit risk, communal harmony
BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar has requested Ghaziabad Rural Police to ban animal slaughter and meat shops near Hindon Airport in Loni before Bakrid, citing potential bird hits and communal harmony concerns.
NEW DLHI: BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar has written to the Ghaziabad DCP, seeking a ban on animal slaughter, meat shops, and slaughterhouses near Hindon Airport in Loni, ahead of Bakrid on June 17.
The MLA cited the potential threat of bird hits to aircraft due to open slaughter activities and also raised concerns over communal harmony in the area.
In his letter to the DCP (Rural), Gurjar stated, 'While we respect the faith and traditions of all communities, Loni is a highly sensitive area where communal harmony has been disrupted in the past. The Aircraft Ordinance must be enforced here to prevent any accidents caused by bird attraction near the airport.'
He further urged the administration to take preventive action in accordance with Supreme Court directives and state government rules, highlighting concerns over possible cow slaughter and demanding strict adherence to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
'Cutting cake shaped like goat was appreciated'
In both tweet, Gurjar appealed to the Muslim community to adopt 'a progressive outlook,' pointing to past Eid celebrations where locals had 'symbolically cut a cake shaped like a goat'—an act he said was widely appreciated.
