Salivating over those scrumptious chicken tikkas and juicy seekh kebabs on display outside shops will soon become a thing of the past. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has ordered food stalls to shelve meat, raw or cooked, inside shelves in South Delhi citing hygiene and "sentiments of people" as the main reasons.

The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) brought this proposal in a meeting and was approved.

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It added that hygiene and "sentiments of people affected by the sight" of meat were the main reasons behind the move. The proposal holds for "both raw and cooked meat" of all kinds, displayed by shop-owners right outside of their shops, he said.

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South Delhi is home to many eateries and restaurants selling meat products in areas including Hauz Khas, New Friends' Colony, Kamal Cinema in Safdarjung Green Park, Amar Colony Market near Lajpat Nagar. Display of skewered kebabs and shawarma is a common sight at eating joints selling meat in various parts of Delhi.

The proposal has drawn the sharp reaction from political parties and the medical fraternity.