Our Correspondent / LUCKNOW
Meat traders of Uttar Pradesh called off their strike following assurance from chief minister Yogi Adityanath that no one would be harassed on religious basis.
Representatives of different associations of meat business led by Siraj Queraishi met Chief minister Yogi Adityanath here yesterday and put their charter of demands to him .
Traders claimed that they were satisfied by assurances given by the Chief Minister. Queraishi said CM listen grievances form all representative calmly and assured that there would be no discrimination against them.
“Following negotiations between State government and meat business establishment owners strike of them has been called off from today” he said.
Vice President of state unit of Association of Jamatul Quresh Hazi Shakeel Qureshi said that his association has asked to all members of the association to open their establishments after getting their licences renewed.
He has said that meat exporters have also opened their establishments although they were not on strike but extended to support to Quresh. Mr Qureshi has expressed hope that municipal authorities will expedite licence matters on priority as they have invited the business owners with documents for renewal.
Mr Yogi however told them that government is bound to implement the Supreme Court’s and NGT’s orders for meat business.
Slaughter house owners and meat sellers had kept their shutters down for last four days following indefinite strike call by the different association.
It has slightly affected the meat business across the State. Strike has been announced against the government’s crackdown on illegal slaughter houses and retail meat shops.
Slaughter house owners and meat retailers have also protested against municipal authorities and police raids on their establishments alleging exploitation by the authorities.
They have complained that they are being raided by the police despite having licences. Many have also complained that the municipal authorities were dragging its feet on issuing fresh licenses and renewing old ones.