The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has ordered a ban on the sale of meat on October 2 for the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. According to the media reports, the BBMP’s animal husbandry division has issued the order.
Many Hindu groups in the city had requested the BBMP not to enforce a meat ban on October 2 because the Hindu day of Mahalaya in the Pitru Paksha is also to be observed on the same day. Many Hindus offer food to their ancestors on this day and for some communities, the offerings include meat dishes too.
The Jayaprakash Narayanan Vichara Vedike, a Hindu group in the city had requested to the government not to ban the slaughter of animals and sale of meat on October 2 in order to allow Hindus to honour their ancestors in the traditional way. However, the government has decided to go ahead with the ban.
The BBMP has over 3000 licensed meat shops and 3 licensed slaughterhouses. Meanwhile, the day marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his significant role to India’s independence movement. He was known as Bapu and recognised as the ‘Father of the Nation’, the title ‘Mahatma’, means ‘great sou’ was given to him by Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore in 1915.
Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, on October 2, 1869. India will celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 155th birth anniversary on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Gandhi completed his graduation from London and went to South Africa to practice law, where he implemented the non-violent Civil Disobedience Movement against racism faced by African nationals. The day also marks the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the India’s second Prime Minister, Shastri was born in Uttar Pradesh’s Mughalsarai, he shared his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi and was deeply influenced by his ideals. Shastri’s iconic slogan, Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, became a rallying cry during the 1965 war with Pakistan, signifying support for both soldiers and farmers. He served as India’s Prime Minister from 1964 to 1966.
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