MUMBAI: A meeting of various political parties to discuss the meat ban issue in the Mira-Bhayander region turned ugly when BJP corporators and activists who were not invited for the meet created a ruckus outside the venue in Bhayander on Saturday evening.

Shiv Sena MLA from Thane Pratap Sarnaik had invited the Congress, NCP, RPI and Bahujan Vikas Aghadi ( BVA ) to discuss the meat ban issue raised every year ahead of Paryushan, the Jain fasting festival.

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As leaders of various parties arrived at the Blue Moon Club on the Mira-Bhayander road at around 8 pm, BJP standing committee chairperson Prashant Keluskar, corporators Sharad Patil and Rakesh Shah, along with activists created a ruckus outside the venue. They allegedly manhandled leaders of other parties.

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Congress leader Muzaffar Hussain and NCP leader Gilbert Mendonca attended the meet. The parties decided not to support any resolution on a meat ban during Paryushan in the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) from next year.

Interestingly, since 2011 the meat ban proposal has been accepted in the civic house every year with support from all parties. On September 4 too the BJP won the meat ban vote after four Sena corporators remained absent.

Leaders said that bringing up the meat ban issue every year would disturb the peace of the region.