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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TN Assembly elections: Eight-month pregnant homemaker wins Thiru Vi Ka Nagar seat for TVK
Chennai (PTI): Before giving birth, she had already delivered a mandate—a symbol of hope for Thiru Vi Ka Nagar.
Echoing Delhi’s 2013 “common citizen” political churn associated with the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), an eight-month-pregnant homemaker, M R Pallavi, has been elected as an MLA from Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency, emerging as one of the notable first-time faces of the Vijay-led TVK in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
In the narrow lanes of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, a steady stream of media personnel has been making their way to Pallavi’s residence—a scene reminiscent of the result day in Delhi when journalists thronged the modest home of Rakhi Birla, who had won from Mangolpuri on an AAP ticket.
Pallavi, 36, a homemaker educated up to class XII, defeated the DMK candidate K S Ravichandran by a margin of 22,333 votes in the reserved Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Assembly constituency.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while DMK and AIADMK got 59 and 47, respectively.
Pallavi’s victory has drawn attention due to her personal circumstances. She campaigned extensively while eight months pregnant, going door-to-door to reach voters.
According to local accounts, she even fainted once during the campaign but continued her outreach.
She has not spoken to the media following her victory, as doctors have advised her to rest. Her husband, Rajesh, briefly recounted her campaign efforts.
A self-professed admirer of actor-turned-politician Vijay, Pallavi joined TVK soon after its formation and is now among its first-time legislators.
Doctors have advised her to be hospitalised around May 20, as she is expecting her second child. Ahead of that, voters in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar have entrusted her with representing them in the state Assembly.
Political observers say the rise of candidates like Pallavi signals a possible shift in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, with voters backing a new party and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
