Over 500 meat and chicken shops were allegedly shut down in Gurugram by Shiv Sena workers in view of Navratri.
The workers assembled at Palam Vihar on 21 September and forced shut meat markets in Surat Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Sector 5, Sector 9, Pataudi Chowk, Jacobpura, Sadar Bazaar, Khandsa Anaj Mandi, bus stand, DLF area, Sohna, and Sector 14.
General secretary and spokesperson of Shiv Sena, Gurugram, Ritu Raj said that they have served notices to every meat and chicken shop in Gurugram.
The party also served notices to owners of non- vegetarian food outlets, asking them to shut shop till the nine-day Navratra festival is over.
A senior police officer told PTI, “We are looking into the matter. No one is authorised to take law into their own hands.”
He said if the shops were forcefully shut down by the workers of the Shiv Sena, strict action would be taken against them, and added that they were waiting for a complaint to be lodged in this regard.
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