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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
Scroll.in
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Maharashtra livestock commission asks animal markets to close during Bakri Eid week
Ahead of the Muslim festival of Bakri Eid on June 7, the Maharashtra Goseva Ayog, a commission set up for cattle welfare, has ordered livestock markets in the state not to operate between June 3 and June 8, The Indian Express reported on Sunday. Bakri Eid, also known as Eid-al-Adha, is a Muslim festival that commemorates the spirit of sacrifice. The festival entails the slaughtering of goats. The Maharashtra Goseva Ayog issued a circular to Agriculture Produce Market Committees on May 27, stating that no livestock markets should be held in any district between June 3 and June 8 to ensure that no illegal slaughter of bovines takes place, the newspaper reported. It asked the market committees to 'stay vigilant' in the matter, according to The Indian Express. The circular also cited the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, which prohibits the slaughter of bovine animals. Shekhar Mundada, the chairperson of the Maharashtra Goseva Ayog, said that the purpose of the circular was to minimise the possibility of cow slaughter. 'During the days preceding Eid, a lot of animal transactions – including for slaughter – are carried out with the intent of sacrificing the animals,' The Indian Express quoted Mundada as saying. 'We only want to stop this from occurring.' The halt on the sale of other animals was only for one week, Mundada said, adding that the circular should only be seen as an advisory. The circular, however, sparked a row, with many questioning the intent behind halting the sale of all animals, including lambs and sheep, one week before Bakri Eid. Farooq Ahmad, state vice president of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, told the newspaper that the state needed to take steps to ensure that cow slaughter did not take place. 'But what is the intent behind shutting down the entire market?' he was quoted as saying. He added that the trade of non-banned animals such as goats, buffaloes and sheep would also come to a halt if the markets were not operational. 'As a result, daily wage income for farmers, porters, brokers, drivers, the Qureshi-Khatik community and labourers will stop,' Ahmad added. The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader also said that the Maharashtra Goseva Ayog had the powers to only recommend
Hindustan Times
03-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
65-yr-old's car vandalised in road rage incident
NAVI MUMBAI: A 65-year-old retired financial consultant who honked at a tempo driver in the middle lane was assaulted in a road rage incident on Palm Beach Road on Tuesday. The incident, which unfolded around 3.25pm near Akshar Chowk Signal in Seawoods, involved four unidentified assailants. The victim, Radheyshyam Govardhan Mundada, a Vashi resident, said he was driving towards the Belapur court when he saw an overloaded tempo in front of him, allegedly driving slowly in the middle lane. 'I signalled the driver to get on the correct lane and moved ahead,' said Mundaha. According to the complaint, the tempo overtook him and abruptly stopped in front of his car, blocking the path. At the same time, another tempo stopped behind Mundada's car, to prevent him from reversing. Two individuals alighted from each tempo, said Mundaha, and began to act violently, Mundada said. The men allegedly verbally abused him, smashed his car's front side mirror, and forcefully hit the bonnet. One of the accused jumped onto the bonnet while another damaged the driver-side window. Fearing for his life, Mundada began driving towards his destination, Belapur court, with one of the attackers still seated on the bonnet. 'I knew I would find police assistance in the court premises. I drove there for safety,' he said. The accused was briefly detained by the police station at the court complex and was let go. 'I had asked the court police to hold onto the accused as I had dialled 100 and went to attend my case. After 40 minutes when I returned, I realised the accused was allowed to go,' said the complainant. A case was registered under sections 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 352 (intentional insult) and 324(4) (mischief) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, against four unidentified individuals, aged between 25 and 30 years. Police officials said they are investigating to identify and apprehend the culprits.
