By Shuriah Niazi
NEW DELHI
The meat sellers in northern Indian city of Lucknow,
The government said that only the illegal shops and slaughter houses would have to face action, however,
The newly appointed chief minister of the state, Yogi Adityanath had made a poll promise to close down all illegal and mechanized slaughter houses in the state after he came to power.
Earlier it was buffalo meat that has vanished from the market, but now even goat meat, chicken,
“We have started indefinite strike from today (Saturday). We don’t know how long it will continue. But government action is adversely affecting our livelihood,” said Abdul Mannan Qureshi, a meat seller in Lucknow.
Muslim religious leaders have advised meat sellers to go for a peaceful protest as they fear