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Maharashtra Weighs Revising Eid Livestock Market Suspension as Ayog Upholds Advisory

Protests over disrupted animal trade have prompted the Chief Minister to weigh changes to the weeklong suspension.

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Overview

  • On May 27 the Maharashtra Goseva Ayog issued a circular directing APMCs to halt all livestock markets from June 3 to 8 to prevent illegal bovine slaughter ahead of Eid al-Adha.
  • Opposition MLAs told reporters after meeting the Chief Minister that the state government is considering modifying the weeklong suspension in response to mounting protests.
  • Ayog chairman Shekhar Mundada has denied withdrawing the advisory and stressed it is nonbinding guidance intended only to curb cow slaughter.
  • Farmers, traders and daily wage workers warn that shutting markets for goats, sheep and buffaloes will cause significant income losses in rural communities.
  • Critics from the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and other groups contend the Ayog overstepped its advisory role by issuing direct instructions to Agriculture Produce Market Committees.