After beef, Maharashtra bans meat during Jain fasting period. Twitter is not amused
After banning beef in Maharashtra, the BJP-led Mira Bhainder Municipal Corporation has banned the sale of meat and ordered abattoirs to be closed during the Jain fasting period this month. The corporation has put the ban to observe "Paryushan Parv"- the fasting period of Jains.
The decision was taken through a resolution passed by the general body of the corporation on Friday to ban the sale of meat and closure of abattoirs during 'Paryushan' period from September 11-18.
"We do not want to hurt sentiments of any community, this decision has been taken by the general body," said Mayor Geeta Jain.
This decision has stirred up a controversy in Maharashtra with political parties upping the ante against the BJP.
Not only the Shiv Sena, other parties too have jumped into the controversy. While the NCP is calling it an RSS agenda, the MNS is referring to it as an injustice to the non-vegetarian loving Marathi Manoos. Read more here.
Twitter reactions:
This meat ban thing in Mumbai is getting ridiculous. http://t.co/cWZM3HiDR4
— Sreenivasan Jain (@SreenivasanJain) September 7, 2015#MeatBan; it's fishy!
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) September 8, 2015I'm happy I don't live in Mumbai. A govt which bans meat to appease Jains will force me to eat meat on Bakr Eid to appease Muslims #meatban
— Pawan Khera (@Pawankhera) September 8, 2015#meatban ..Why? I am a vegetarian but would never like to deny anyone their choice by banning things. https://t.co/0xsfNMk8ko
— Naghma Sahar NDTV (@NaghmaNDTV) September 8, 2015*Reasonable* people who defend #meatban in the name of respecting religious sensibilities are more dangerous than fanatics. #serious
— Rohit Pradhan (@Retributions) September 8, 2015Maharashtra is behaving like a nagging wife, deciding what you eat #meatban and u can't find faults in it or else #sedition charges
— Sir Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhaqat) September 8, 2015How weak is your faith, how worldly is your belief and how truly spiritual are you if someone else's lifestyle weakens yours? #meatban
— Gina Kholkar (@BabaJogeshwari) September 8, 2015Stop this talibinisation of Indian society. First beef ban, raid on hotels in mumbai, ban on advertisements. Where are we heading #meatban
— Sonal Chadha (@MissSonalChadha) September 8, 2015Ban beef. Ban meat. Ban criticising politicians. Ban consenting adults from meeting. Welcome to #Mumbai, capital of Ban-istan #meatban
— Sneha Mahale (@randomcards) September 8, 2015"We don't care about hospitals, toilets, good roads, railways or safety. We are interested in what you watch and eat." — BJP. #meatban
— lindsay pereira (@lindsaypereira) September 8, 2015