Noida Following the drive against the abattoirs in Gautam Budh Nagar, along with the shutdown of over hundred meat shops and a slaughterhouse in Noida, the legal shops selling only chicken, mutton and fish were also forced to full down their shutters.
This sudden closure has resulted in a drastic shortage of meat supply and also unemployment of many.
When Millennium Post went to one such meat market, we found that meat shops holding a license issued by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for selling chicken, mutton or fish were asked to shut their business under the drive.
In Noida sector 4, there are around 46 meat shops selling chicken, mutton and fish that are exempted from the law but had to shut down as per the administration's orders.
Usman, a meat trader in Noida sector 4 said, "We are into this business for the past twenty-seven years. There is no such rule yet on the prohibition of selling chicken. We are authorized by FSSAI and hold the license for the same which makes us legal. Some have taken up the license for selling mutton or fish. The space is also allotted to us by the authority. No one in the market sell the flesh of cow, bullock and ox. It was nowhere mentioned in the rule that legally selling the meat of exempted animals is also banned".
The sudden closure of a large number of meat shops in the city has cut the supply of raw meat to the hotels. Bharahamputra Market in sector 29 Noida is one such market where one can get a variety of non-veg dishes served under one umbrella. A non-veg food counter owner in sector 29 said "We open-heartedly welcome the decision of the newly elected government but the ban on selling of raw meat of chicken and mutton has struck the supply. There are very few shops being left in the market are unable to meet the demands. The price of raw meat has also hiked due to high demand and less supply".
This drive was initiated by the newly elected BJP government in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP's poll promise to shut down all illegal slaughterhouses in the state, was kept.
The closure of illegal slaughterhouses in state was one of the most spoken issues by the party in the recent assembly elections. It was highlighted by Yogi Adityanath and BJP president Amit Shah during their campaigning.
Though issued by the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh was regarding the closure of illegal meat shops and slaughterhouses who deal with the slaughter of cow, bullock and ox, the law also prohibits the storage or consumption of beef.
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