Overview
- Thousands of chicken shops in Bengaluru are observing a two-day protest that begins Thursday and includes a demonstration at Freedom Park and a planned citywide shutdown on Friday.
- The Bengaluru Solid Waste Management authority set a disposal charge of ₹5 per kilogram for animal waste from meat and poultry shops, a policy element of a new citywide collection and processing system.
- The Karnataka Poultry Traders Association says about 6,000–7,000 shops will join the action and estimates the city sells roughly 700,000 kg of chicken daily with 200,000–300,000 kg of related waste.
- Traders calculate a typical shop that produces about 30–35 kg of waste would face roughly ₹150 extra in daily costs or about ₹4,500 a month, and they argue private processors currently pay for such waste rather than charging for collection.
- If talks with the authority do not follow the protests the strike could push some shops to raise prices or reduce operations and it will test whether the city will keep the fee, offer compensation, or negotiate a different waste-handling arrangement.