A significant Muslim organization in Uttar Pradesh, the All India Jamiatul Quresh, has declared the closure of meat shops in several areas of the state capital, Lucknow, on January 22. This decision aligns with the day when the idol of Ram Lalla will be installed in Ayodhya's Ram Mandir.
National Secretary of All India Jamiatul Quresh, Shahabuddin Qureshi and its Vice President Ashfaq Qureshi on Monday submitted a memorandum in this regard to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak.
They stated that the Pasmanda Muslim Community has decided to keep all meat shops shut in Lucknow's Bilochpura, Sadar Cantt, Faatehganj, and Laatouche Road areas.
"We all are Awadh residents. Keeping in mind the goodwill on the pran pratishtha day in Ayodhya, it has been decided unanimously that on 22 January 2024, all the meat traders of Bilochpura, Sadar Cantt, Faatehganj, and Laatouche Road areas will keep their businesses closed," Shahabuddin Qureshi said in the memorandum submitted to the state deputy CM.