Ayodhya News: The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has banned the sale of meat and liquor for nine days in Ayodhya during Navratri. This order of the Yogi government will be effective from October 3 to 11. According to the order, the sale of meat is prohibited in Ayodhya district and if it is done, then strict action will be taken against it under the Food Safety and Standards Act-2006.

Let us tell you that on Tuesday, while communicating with all the District Magistrates and Police Captains of the state through video conferencing, the Chief Minister reviewed the efforts being made for better law and order at the district level in the festive atmosphere. In the meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed that all the districts should assess every small and big incident that happened in the state during the festivals in the past years and make such arrangements that no untoward incident occurs anywhere in the entire festive atmosphere from Sharadiya Navratri to Chhath this year.

Ban on meat sale on Navratri

CM Yogi has banned the sale of meat in the open or the operation of illegal slaughter houses in the necessary guidelines to maintain peace in the state during the festival season. It has been said that there should not be meat and liquor shops near religious places. Liquor shops should be opened only during the stipulated period. The campaign against illegal/poisonous liquor should continue further.

In the instructions issued by the Yogi government, it has been said that during Sharadiya Navratri, there will be a huge crowd of devotees at all the Devi places. Keeping this in mind, necessary police force should be deployed. There should be better arrangements for the convenience and safety of the devotees at Maa Vindhyavasini Dham in Mirzapur, Maa Shakumbhari Temple in Saharanpur, Vishalakshi Temple in Varanasi and Maa Pateshwari Dham in Balrampur. There should be cleanliness in every temple premises.