By Scroll Staff
Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said on Sunday that the state government will ban the roadside display and sale of meat in the open near educational institutions to prevent “violent tendencies” among children, ANI reported.
The government will also prohibit the selling of meat in open near religious sites and in crowded public places, Sinha told reporters. He said this was necessary “from a health perspective” and for “social harmony”.
Sinha said that the sale of meat and fish in the open “pollutes pure thoughts”, ANI reported. He added: “We have no problem with food, but social harmony and the sentiments of purity should not be hurt. No one’s sentiments should be hurt, and the environment should not be polluted.”
Last week, Sinha had announced in the Legislative Council that the government would ban open-air and unlicensed meat sales in urban areas, The Indian Express reported. He had claimed that during a recent visit to Darbhanga district, residents had complained to him about roadside meat sales leading to filth, foul odour and congestion.
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