BENGALURU: Even as resentment against ban on slaughter of animals and sale of meat on religious occasions pertaining to a section of the society is gathering pace across the country, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the civic body of the IT city, on Tuesday issued a public notice enforcing the same on Thursday on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi .

The notice issued by the joint director (animal husbandry), BBMP says that slaughter of animals and sale of meat is banned in the jurisdiction of BBMP.

Speaking to TOI, Kantharaju L , assistant director (animal husbandry), BBMP said the order was routine resorted to every year on the occasion of the Ganesh festival. “The urban development department issues a set of days when liquor or meat should be banned in the city and the civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) issues the related orders,” he added.

Kantharaju further said, “While Gandhi Jayanthi is one main occasion for ban on sale of liquor and meat, Maha Shivaratri, Sarvodaya Day, Sri Rama Navami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Buddha Poornima, Ambedkar Jayanthi, Mahaveer Jayanthi and Krishna Janmashtami are the other occasions when the meat ban will be in place."

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