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Bhiwandi civic body appeals meat shops to close for Ram Mandir consecration
Updated On: 20 January, 2024 12:46 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Meat markets in Thane district`s Bhiwandi Nizampur City under municipal control will remain closed on January 22 for the dedication ceremony of the new Ram temple in Ayodhya.
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Ayodhya Ram Mandir/ File Photo/ PTI
All meat markets under the control of the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation in the Thane district have been asked to stay closed on January 22 in observance of the consecration ceremony of the newly constructed Ram temple in Ayodhya. Shopkeepers are asked to cooperate in the appeal, which was submitted by Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Ajay Vaidya.
Vaidya emphasised in a statement issued on Friday that festivities are planned throughout Bhiwandi and that the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram`s idol is set for January 22. All stores in Bhiwandi selling mutton, poultry, and fish were ordered to close on that day after a review meeting attended by police officials, the city administration, and the local peace committee.
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