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Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Livestock markets allowed from June 3 to 8 at APMCs
Mumbai: Under criticism for its advisory to the Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) against holding livestock markets between June 3 and June 8 across the state for Bakr Eid, the Maharashtra Gauseva Ayog, a commission for the welfare of cows and their progeny, revoked its May 7 advisory. After animal husbandry officials informed the meeting headed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on June 2 that the ban on holding livestock markets between June 3 and 8 was revoked, the commission issued a fresh advisory on June 3, stating only the sale and purchase of cows and their progeny would be banned. "We raised the issue with the CM, citing the law which does not give the commission any rights to issue such an advisory. The animal husbandry department intervened. The commission has the rights to only recommend, not to pass any advisory or order. I am glad now livestock markets will be organised, and animals which are allowed for slaughter (buffaloes, goats, sheep, lambs) can be sold," said Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh. Congress MLA Amin Patel, who also attended Monday's meeting chaired by the CM at Sahyadri Guesthouse, said it was a big relief to animal traders, farmers and the community at large. "Farmers and traders wait for the whole year to get a good price for livestock during Bakr Eid festival. Village markets run by APMCs are where most villagers sell and buy livestock during Bakr Eid, and the advisory had upset many," said Patel, who also suggested the modernisation of the BMC-run Deonar abattoir. Imran Babu Qureshi of All India Jamiatul Quresh said, "Anyway, the slaughter of cows and their progeny is prohibited. Our demand was to lift the ban on holding markets for livestock permitted for slaughter."tnn
Time of India
01-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Traders upset over livestock mkt ban ahead of Bakri Eid
Mumbai: An 'advisory' from the Maharashtra Gauseva Ayog, a commission for welfare of cows and their progeny, to Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) across the state to not hold livestock markets between June 3 and 8 has caused concern among animal traders, farmers and the Muslim community. They said the May 27 directive, just ahead of Bakri Eid on June 7, will disrupt sale and purchase of animals permitted for slaughter. There are 292 livestock markets in the state regulated by 305 principal and 603 secondary APMCs. Muslims, including Qureshis who are engaged in animal trading, have criticised the circular, but Maharashtra Gauseva Ayog's chairman Shekhar Mundada clarified that this is only an advisory. "This is not an order, but an advisory. It has been seen in the past that even cows and their progeny, whose slaughter is banned through the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act (1995), were affected. The advisory was issued to stop the sale and slaughter of cows and their progeny during Bakrid," Mundada told TOI on Sunday. "The commission should clarify that the directive is only against the sale of cows and their progeny because a pause in village markets will deprive farmers, traders, and buyers to transact for the crucial days ahead of Bakri Eid," said Imran Babu Qureshi, national vice-president of All India Jamiatul Quresh, a century-old organisation of the Qureshis. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like เทรด Bitcoin และ Ethereum - ไม่ต้องใช้กระเป๋าเงิน! IC Markets เริ่มต้นตอนนี้ Undo National general secretary of the organisation Gulrez Qureshi said this 'advisory' may encourage gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes) to step up harassment of traders transporting animals to be sold for Bakri Eid. "Transportation of even buffaloes, goats, and sheep, which is permitted for slaughter, may be hit as gau rakshaks may use the directive as a licence to target the traders and transporters," said Gulrez, who plans to take a delegation to the animal husbandry minister. Mohammed Arif Choudhary, Maharashtra president of the All India Jamiatul Quresh, has already written to the Gauseva Ayog and the commissioner of animal husbandry department, flagging off the misuse of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act. tnn
