Mamata Banerjee expresses concern over 'recent happenings' in UP
Uttar Pradesh witnessed a political change recently when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Assembly polls in the state, removing the Samajwadi Party-led government which ruled the north Indian state for five years under the leadership of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Commenting on Uttar Pradesh, the West Bengal Chief Minister tweeted: "We are concerned about recent happenings in UP. People are afraid & many are scared about differences over caste, creed & religion 1/3."
She said :"We are all one. 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' sirf bolna nahi hain, karna hain. We have to do it, to make it meaningful 2/3."
Banerjee said :"A govt has to be for all. We need to safeguard our Constitution and allow it to guide us 3/3."
The UP government has taken several steps since the BJP came to power.
One of the major steps were ban on illegal slaughterhouses in the state.
A delegation of meat processors is expected to meet Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh on Tuesday to discuss the Government crackdown on illegal slaughter houses and police "harassment" of those in the business.
According to the Indian Express, while Singh has not promised any revision of the Government agenda on the issue, he said that whatever is written in the meat processors' memorandum will be looked into.
This meeting comes in the backdrop of indefinite strike by meat sellers especially mutton vendors over the clampdown on illegalslaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the Indian Express, President of Uttar Pradesh Meat-Murga Vyapari Kalyan Samiti, Iqbal Qureshi said that the strike will continue and also that they are preparing the memorandum to be presented to the government.
He also added,” We will continue our strike, as the actions which have been taken are arbitrary. We will try to meet the chief minister… if we do not get time, we will meet senior officers or the minister for urban development.”
The Lucknow Bakra Gosht Vypar Mandal have also threatened that they are not planning to call off the strike anytime soon and that the strike will go on indefinitely.
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