New Delhi: Echoing the Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the Ram Temple dispute should be solved amicably through dialogue.
In an interview with RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya Magazine, Adityanath said his decision to crack down on “illegal slaughterhouses” was in line with the Allahabad High Court’s directives.
While the Adityanath government’s decision to crack down on illegal slaughterhouses has come under fire from the opposition, he defended the move in the interview.
"The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2015 and the High Court in 2017 had made comments on illegal slaughterhouses in UP and given some directions to the state government. We have started taking action along those lines. You cannot confuse legal and illegal slaughterhouses. The government’s orders are clear. If a slaughterhouse meets all conditions and has a license, nobody can touch it. If any official does so, he or she will be punished. However, nobody will be allowed to spoil public order in the name of illegal slaughterhouses."
“If somebody is turning vegetarian, it is a good thing and they will stay healthy. However, I understand that everybody has their own needs and tastes. I cannot curtail individual choice. The constitution gives them that freedom. However, freedom should be exercised within a limit. If something is illegal, it is the government’s obligation to crack down on it,” the CM said.
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