Bihar BJP ups the ante for closing illegal slaughterhouses
Raising the issue in the Bihar Assembly, Bihar BJP leaders shouted slogans against the state government and warned them to close down almost 150 illegal slaughterhouses in the state.
In Short
- BJP demands closure of illegal slaughterhouses in the state.
- Party threatens of protest if the Nitish government fails to act.
- After Uttar Pradesh, another BJP ruled state Jharkhand has ordered action against illegal slaughterhouses.
Close on the heels of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, the Bihar unit of the BJP has now raised the issue of illegal slaughterhouses running across the state and demanded that the Nitish Kumar government must take immediate steps to close them or face protest.
Raising the issue in the Bihar Assembly, Bihar BJP leaders shouted slogans against the state government and warned them to close down almost 150 illegal slaughter houses in the state.
"We have demanded that all the illegal slaughterhouses should be closed and those who have been issued valid licenses, their licenses should be revoked. If our demand is not met then we will carry out a state-wide agitation on this issue," said Prem Kumar, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly.
Sources in the Bihar government said Animal Husbandry Minister, Awdhesh Kumar Singh has already written to the all the District Magistrates in the state ordering shut down of illegal slaughterhouses.
Taking cue from Uttar Pradesh, which ordered a massive crackdown on illegal abattoirs soon after Yogi Adityanath took charge as the CM, Jharkhand too has ordered closure of illegal slaughterhouses.
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