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Civic authorities' run by the BJP and Shiv Sena in different states order shutdown of meat shops and slaughterhouses during Jain and Hindu festivals every year, provoking angry reactions for encroaching on citizen’s freedom to eat the food of their choice.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had banned the sale of meat for four days last year during the Jain festival in September. Abattoirs and sale of meat in civic markets were also shut down.