Ram Navami: UP govt bans sale of meat, orders 24-hour recital of Ramcharitmanas in all districts
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath has ordered officials that a 24-hour Akhand Paath (recitation) of the Ramcharitmanas (religious book on Lord Ram) should be organised in all districts of the state on the occasion of Chaitra Ram Navami.
The Adityanath-led government also issued orders to shut down all meat shops on Chaitra Ram Navami (April 6) and enforce a ban on the sale of meat within a 500-metre radius of religious places during the nine-day festival, as reported by The Indian Express on Sunday.
The Chief Minister also emphasised the need to ensure uninterrupted 24-hour power supply across the state during the Hindu festival. He further instructed that egg or meat shops, along with similar establishments, should not be allowed near temples and stressed the implementation of strict measures to prevent illegal slaughtering.
The state government warned that those violating the order will be punished under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959, and the Food Safety Acts of 2006 and 2011.
District-level committees have been formed under the leadership of district magistrates to ensure implementation of the order, the report added. These committees include officials from the police, Pollution Control Board, animal husbandry department, transport department, labour department, health department and food safety administration.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
