Hindutva groups in north India accused of forcing meat shops to shut during Navratri

-The Telegraph

There have been videos this year on social media of meat shops being picketed and sellers bullied

Hindutva groups in parts of north India have been accused of forcing meat sellers to shut shop during Navratri, leaving the mostly impoverished traders with no source of income for nine days and too fearful of seeking redress in a communally charged atmosphere.

Many Hindus in the north abstain from non-vegetarian food during Navratri, which reduces demand for meat. But growing activism of Hindutva groups has led to the closure of meat shops, including those selling chicken, in several Hindi-speaking states every Navratri over the past decade or so.

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