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No fresh licence should be issued for meat sale in Gurugram: Hindu outfit

The Hindu Sangharsh Samiti has submitted a memorandum addressed to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, asking: "When there are norms for other holy cities, why should Gurugram be any different".

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Updated Jun 25, 2022, 05:02 IST

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There are 119 licensed meat shops and more than 1,500 unregistered ones in Gurugram
New licenses have not been issued for years
"When there are norms for other holy cities, why should Gurugram be any different," asked the Hindu Sangharsh Samiti

Gurugram: A Hindu organisation on Friday called on the Gurugram municipal corporation not to issue any more licenses for new meat shops in the city.

In a memorandum addressed to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the Hindu Sangharsh Samiti said that the civic authorities should abandon the issue of any such licence.

According to the Samiti, Khattar had himself promised that no new licences would be issued for the sale of meat in Gurugram as it is home to the Sheetla Mata Shrine. The outfit has now demanded that all 126 applications seeking new licences should be rejected.

It further threatened to protest in case the Gurugram municipal corporation decides to move forward with the process.

The Samiti mentioned in its memorandum to the Chief Minister that "it was in October 2017 that you promised that no fresh meat sale licences will be issued in respect of Sheetla Mata Temple and Guru Dronacharya. We want this application process cancelled. In addition, all current meat shops should be moved out of 10 km perimeter of the Sheetla Mata temple, and existing illegal shops closed."

In Gurugram, there are 119 licensed meat shops and over 1,500 unregistered ones. New licenses have not been issued for years.

"When there are norms for other holy cities, why should Gurugram be any different," asked the Samiti.

According to the Samiti, the Sheetla Mata temple is a revered shrine for the people of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, so the area surrounding it should be meat-free.

"A separate market or area should be earmarked for registered legal sale and illegal shops should be shut. This is non-negotiable and the CM himself had announced it. We will not accept this (issuance of licences) lying down," said Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti chairman Mahaveer Bhardwaj.

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