The BJP says it will not allow city hotels to serve beef to participants at Commonwealth games
The BJP says it will not allow city hotels to serve beef to participants at Commonwealth games
As if the infrastructure for Commonwealth games was not headache enough for Delhi government, the
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Opposition BJP may also create hurdles, literally.
The saffron party, which is in power at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), has threatened that if cow meat will be served by any hotel hosting the athletes, it will picket and gherao the hotels.
The move comes close on the heels of the decision by the Commonwealth Games organizing committee that it would import beef for the players and officials.
Leader of House, MCD, Subhash Arya said: "If the players, officers and foreign guests are served beef, BJP councillors and workers will picket and gherao the hotel and the offices of the Commonwealth games organizing committee."u00a0u00a0u00a0
There is ban on cow slaughter, processing and sale of its meat in Delhi, which was enforced under Delhi Agricultural Animal Protection Act, 1994 when BJP was in power under the chief ministership of Madan Lal Khurana.
"Nobody is above the law. Even the Commonwealth games panel has to honour the law. It can't seek an exception. We will lodge FIRs against the officials and hotel management for serving beef," said Arya, warning both Delhi and Central governments if beef would be served it may create law and order problem in the city.
"Sealing notices will be served to any hotel or premises found serving beef," warned MCD Standing Committee Chairman Ram Kishen Singhal.
Arya has also written to the Lieutenant Governor Tejender Khanna seeking intervention into the matter. "Keeping in view the religious sentiments of millions Indians, import of beef should be prohibited," he said.
Section 4 Clearly prohibits cow slaughtering
Section 8 Prohibits possession of beef
Section 9 Prohibits import of beef
