“We believe in pahle nivedan aur phir danadan (first request and then punishment). Our workers will travel across Indore, and if we find meat shops open, we will ensure with force that they remain closed during the entire Chaitra Navratri,” HRS head Rajesh Shirodkar said.Several BJP legislators in the state, including Public Works Department Minister Rakesh Singh, first-time Jabalpur North MLA Abhilash Pandey, and Huzur (Bhopal) MLA Rameshwar Sharma, have also backed calls for a statewide nine-day meat shop closure during Navratri.Meanwhile, responding to the selective ban in Indore, Congress leader Sach Saluja questioned, “Why does the order not apply to big restaurants, including major brands like KFC and McDonald’s? Why are only small shop owners targeted, while large restaurants remain unaffected?”In a separate incident in Damoh town, Bundelkhand region, activists from right-wing Hindu outfits allegedly blackened the face of Chief Municipal Officer (CMO) Pradip Sharma after municipal staff stopped them from putting saffron flags on the town’s famous clock tower.The activists were reportedly angered when officials told them they were acting on the CMO’s instructions.An inquiry has been ordered into the entire sequence of events, including the municipal staff’s actions and the attack on the CMO.“We’ve ordered a high-level probe into the entire incident, and action will be taken based on the findings,” Damoh district collector Sudhir Kochar said.
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