Non-veg, eggs banned in Palitana, Congress members oppose
Bhavnagar, 21 April 2012
BJP ruled Palitana Municipality of Bhavnagar district on Friday passed a motion proposing ban on selling of non-veg and eggs in the limit of the pilgrim town of
Palitana.
The motion was passed in the general meeting headed by President of Municipality Shri Pravinbhai Gadhvi with members of BJP favoring it.
Opposition Congress party
members opposed the motion.
If someone wants to oppose the decision, he/she is free to do so in prescribed time limit of 30 days. After this period, the decision will be implemented strictly.
Palitana is important pilgrim place of Jain community.
Jain monk Maitriprabhasagar was on fast last month demanding Haridwar style law to prevent non-veg and eggs in this pilgrim town. When he threatened self immolation, he was visited by district administration and was assured that his demand would be satisfied.
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Palitana follows Haridwar, bans non-vegetarian food and eggs
Himanshu Kaushik, TNN Apr 22, 2012, 03.40AM IST
AHMEDABAD: The BJP-ruled Palitana municipality in Bhavnagar has decided to follow the footsteps of Haridwar.
The municipality authorities have decided to ban the sale of eggs and non-vegetarian food in the pilgrim town.
During a meeting on Friday, the municipality passed a notification banning sale of non-veg food and eggs within the limits of
the town.
The ban was imposed following protests by Jain saints who threatened to self-immolate if the municipality did not adopt the resolution on the lines of Haridwar.
Pravinbhai Gadhvi, president of nagar palika said that the ban was already there but this was only in the peripheries of the road leading to the Jain temples.
It was in March that some Jain saints led by Maharaj Saheb Maitriprabhsagar had sat on a fast and later threatened to self-immolate themselves if the nagar palika did not ban the sale of non-veg food and eggs within the jurisdiction of the nagar palika.
"When we met the Jain saints they requested us to enforce the ban in the area which is in the jurisdiction of the nagar palika. The same was then cleared in the meeting on Friday."
He said since the opposition
Congress was against the decision, the nagar palika will have to gather public opinion.
"Palitana is an important pilgrim place for the Jain community. Jain monks were of the opinion that if Haridwar can have a law preventing sale of non-veg food and eggs, this pilgrim town can also follow suit. When saints threatened of self-immolation, the district administration and nagar palika assured to pass such a resolution."
J L Dave, chief officer of the nagar palika, said,
"Since this was a policy decision, we will have to take objections of the public at large into consideration. Once that is done, the implementation will be done and the same will be sent to the government for final approval. The nagar palika will invite objections which have to be submitted within 30 days and which started on Friday."
