Meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh launched an indefinite strike on Monday against an ongoing crackdown on illegal and mechanised slaughterhouses. Meat sellers’ organisations say the crackdown had created a fear psychosis among the traders and even licensed slaughter houses are being targetted. A closed meat shop in Allahabad. Meat sellers downed shutters on Monday in protest against the Uttar Pradesh government’s crackdown. Fish sellers too have joined us and are extending support to us,” said Mubeen Qureshi, an office-bearer of Lucknow mutton sellers’ association.

Source: Hindustan Times March 27, 2017 03:42 UTC