Chicken out: Ban on sale, storage of poultry in Delhi
Chicken out: Ban on sale, storage of poultry in Delhi
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Jan 14, 2021, 06:00 IST
IN an order that may well have a ripple effect all over the country, the three
municipal corporations of Delhi North, South and East on Wednesday imposed a ban on sale and storage of
poultry or processed
chicken meat by
shops and restaurants with immediate effect in view of the bird flu situation in the national capital.
Earlier in the day, the
North Delhi Municipal Corporation had issued the order.
Issued by the veterinary services department of the NDMC, it also said that owners of restaurants and hotels will face action if egg-based dishes or poultry meat and other products are served to customers.
Indian Christian group campaigns for non-halal meat
Christians and Hindus have a right to reject meat processed with Islamic prescriptions
Updated: January 14, 2021 10:43 AM GMT
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A Christian group in India s Kerala state has called for promoting non-halal meat among community members rather than the halal meat popular among the Muslim community.
The Christian League is planning to create awareness among Christians about the meat they consume and wants shops to specify what sort of meat they are selling to ensure that Christians get non-halal meat. Christians should know what meat are they eating, said Murphy Thomas, chairman of the inter-denominational league, which claims to address issues concerning the Christian community in the southern state.
Delhi corporations on Jaunary 13 imposed a ban sale, storage of poultry or processed chicken meat. Bird flu Representational photo) | Photo Credit: PTI
Key Highlights
No spread of bird flu in poultry in Delhi: Official
Delhi corporations banned sale, storage of poultry or processed chicken meat in view of bird flu in Delhi
Kejriwal govt had banned sale of processed, packaged chicken brought from outside Delhi
New Delhi: A day after Delhi s municipal corporations imposed a ban on sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat by shops and restaurants across the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday directed to the poultry markets to open and withdraw the orders to restrict trade and import of chicken stocks.
At a press conference, Sisodia claimed that the Delhi government does not have any obligation to provide funds to the civic bodies but it decided to do so after "seeing the suffering of MCD employees".
The Delhi government will provide Rs 938 crore to three municipal corporations to pay up pending salaries of their employees, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Thursday and alleged that the BJP-led civic bodies have become bankrupt due to corruption by their leaders. At a press conference, Sisodia claimed that the Delhi government does not have any obligation to provide funds to the civic bodies but it decided to do so after seeing the suffering of MCD employees . Despite its own financial constraints, the Delhi government is reducing outlays to its own departments and giving Rs 938 crore to pay up the salaries of MCD employees, he said and appealed to civic employees to keep a tab on the money to prevent it from being embezzled by the BJP .