Ayodhya| The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has banned the sale of meat and liquor for nine days in Ayodhya due to Navratri. The order of the government will be in effect from 3rd to 11th October. According to the order, there is a ban on the sale of meat in Ayodhya district and if it is done, strict action will be taken against it under the Food Safety and Standards Act-2006.

While interacting with all the District Magistrates and Police Officials of the state through video conferencing, the Chief Minister reviewed the efforts being made for better law and order at the district level in the festive season. In the meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed that all the districts should assess every small and big incident that has happened in the state during the festivals in the last years and make such a system that this year no untoward incident takes place anywhere in the entire festive season from Navratri to Chhath.  CM Yogi has banned the sale of meat in the open or the operation of illegal slaughter houses as per the necessary guidelines to maintain an atmosphere of peace in the state during the festive season. It has been said that there should not be meat and liquor shops near religious places. Liquor shops should open within the stipulated period only. Continue the campaign against illegal/poisonous liquor.

In the instructions issued by the Yogi government, it has been said that during the time of Navratri necessary police force should be deployed at the temples. There should be better arrangements for the convenience and safety of the devotees in Maa Vindhyavasini Dham in Mirzapur, Maa Shakumbhari Temple in Saharanpur, Vishalakshi Temple in Varanasi and Maa Pateshwari Dham in Balrampur. There should be cleanliness in every temple premises.