Leaders across parties condemn ban on meat on Independence Day
AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi condemned Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's order directing slaughterhouses and beef shops to remain shut on Independence Day and Janmashtami (15-16 August) and said, "What's the connection between eating meat and celebrating I-Day?" Likewise, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray criticised the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Commissioner for a similar order.