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Time of India
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Meat ban row: Seven detained in Kalyan ahead of KDMC protest; police cite precaution as tensions rise
In Kalyan, police detained seven individuals from Hindu Khatik Samaj and Shiv Sena (UBT) due to planned protests against KDMC's ban on animal slaughter and meat sales on Independence Day KALYAN: Seven members of the Hindu Khatik Samaj and Shiv Sena (UBT) workers were detained from their homes by police on Thursday ahead of their planned protest outside the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) over the civic body's order banning animal slaughter and the sale of chicken and mutton on Independence Day. Police said the detentions were a precautionary measure in anticipation of demonstrations, with heavy security deployed around the KDMC headquarters. The action came a day after the Hindu Khatik Samaj reaffirmed its plan to go ahead with an agitation on 15 August, following KDMC's refusal to withdraw its order mandating the closure of slaughterhouses and outlets selling chicken and mutton on the day. A delegation from the community met KDMC Additional Municipal Commissioner Yogesh Godse on Thursday, who said the ban was in line with a 1987 state government directive. He also pointed out that Janmashtami falls on the same date this year. The decision has drawn sharp political reactions. MNS chief Raj Thackeray criticised KDMC and other civic bodies enforcing similar bans, stating, 'No government or municipal corporation has the right to decide what someone should eat or not eat. On one hand, we celebrate Independence Day, yet on the other hand, there is no freedom even to eat what we want. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like When the Camera Clicked at the Worst Possible Time Read More Undo This means that on Independence Day, you are actually imposing certain kinds of restrictions. ' Earlier, Congress's Kalyan District President Sachin Pote had warned that live chickens could be released inside KDMC premises as part of their protest. NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad also warned that if the ban was not withdrawn, he would host a 'mutton party' in Kalyan-Dombivli. The KDMC order, which enforces such closures on six specific days each year, is based on a 1987 state government notification implemented locally in December 1988. With Independence Day celebrations and multiple protests likely to coincide, police expect heightened political and public tensions outside the KDMC headquarters. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Happy Independence Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
India Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Meat sale banned in Kalyan on Independence Day, order sparks political storm
The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation's (KDMC) order banning the sale of meat on Independence Day has triggered a political row, with leaders from the Opposition NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) slamming it as an attack on people's food per the KDMC order, all slaughterhouses and shops of licenced butchers of goats, sheep, chickens, and large animals must remain closed for 24 hours from midnight of August 14 till midnight of August civic body warned of action under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949, if any animal is slaughtered or meat is sold during this period. KDMC Deputy Commissioner (Licenses) Kanchan Gaikwad said the order has been issued every year since 1988 as part of a civic resolution aimed at ensuring public order and the observance of important national Commissioner Yogesh Godse clarified that there is a ban on the sale of mutton and chicken but no ban on eating it, adding that the order is not new and is also implemented on Republic the Opposition reacted sharply. NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad announced he would host a mutton party on August 15 to assert "freedom" of food preferences."On the day we got freedom, you are taking away our freedom to eat what we want," he said, also posting on X, "This is too much. Who are you to decide what people will eat and when?"Bhiwandi MP Suresh Mhatre of the NCP (SP) also opposed the move, calling it an infringement on traditional food habits. "Wherever there is a sea in the world, people's diets match their surroundings. What someone wants to eat or not eat is their personal matter. This restriction is not justified," he said, pointing to the cultural food practices of the Agri-Koli (West) MLA and ruling Shiv Sena leader Vishwanath Bhoir defended the order, saying, "If one day passes without eating meat, what will happen? Ordinary people are not complaining. The municipal administration acts in the interest of citizens."'OUR PRASAD HAS PRAWNS, FISH'Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray demanded the suspension of the KDMC commissioner for "dictating people's food choices". "What we eat on Independence Day is our right, our freedom. They cannot tell us whether to eat veg or non-veg. In our house, even on Navratri, our prasad has prawns, fish, because this is our tradition, this is our Hinduism... This is not a matter of religion, and it is not a matter of national interest," he questioned the authority of the commissioner, stating, "Who is the commissioner to tell people whether they can eat non-veg or not? We will definitely eat non-veg."- EndsMust Watch
