“The rules have created a lot of misunderstanding,” Vardhan told Hindustan Times. “We are looking at bringing changes in the language to clear doubts, misinterpretations and misconceptions created after the rules were notified”. The ministry has received representations from slaughter houses and allied industries which fear the rules will kill their business. State governments and non-government organisations have also asked the environment ministry to amend the rules, saying livelihood sources of the poor, especially Muslims and Dalits, would be crippled. Vardhan said the government was looking at “improving” the rules so that the misconceptions created in different parts of the country are cleared.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2017 16:46 UTC