Overview

• Varanasi directed all meat and fish shops and slaughterhouses to close for the nine-day festival, with the municipal veterinary officer assigned to conduct inspections and violations subject to action under local rules.
• Bhopal imposed a citywide ban on the sale of meat, fish and eggs from September 22 to October 2, according to Sub-Divisional Magistrate Divya Patel.
• Maihar and Umaria in Madhya Pradesh prohibited the sale of meat, fish and eggs for the Navratri period, with the Maihar order issued under BNSS section 163 and violations prosecutable under section 233 with up to six months’ jail and a Rs 2,500 fine.
• Jaipur’s municipal corporation ordered the halt of open meat sales during Navratri, with the mayor citing protection of Hindu sentiments and public-health concerns.
• VHP leaders sought similar closures in Gurugram, a Delhi BJP MLA urged a nine-day halt to meat sales in the capital, and an SP leader criticized the push as restricting food choice.