A video of alleged cow vigilantes and Ashok Chhabra, the state government of Haryana’s media coordinator, and a BJP worker shutting down mutton shops in Krishnapur, Panipat in Haryana, has gone viral on social media.
According to a Muslim Mirror report, cow vigilantes and Chhabra can be seen threatening owners to close meat shops and Muslim restaurants in the name of Navratri.
A person could also be seen closing down a chicken meat store owned by Gafoori Khan.
They also shut down a Muslim hotel, stating it was mandatory to shut this one down because they cook wrong things inside( Yeh hotel to zaroori hai bandh karwana zaroori hai; yeh toh ulti seedhi cheezein banate hai). In addition, they were seen threatening the restaurant cook, saying that it was necessary for all meat shops to be closed on every Tuesday as well.
In a clip, Chhabra said that the buffalo meat will not be sold here (Bade wala toh nai bikega bhai). Meanwhile, another member said we should put a complete ban on buffalo meat here.
Without any official notice, Muslim shopkeepers were forced to close their meat shops. In the end of the video, after closing the meat shops, one of the members shows the complaint letter for closing the meat shops, stating that it will be submitted to the police station.
The letter was written in Hindi and stated that it is a request that meat shops be shut down because it hurts the faith of Hinduism. Shops should be closed in particular on Tuesdays and during the Navratri season in Krishanpura.
The Panipat police was not responding to the calls made.