Authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal on Monday banned the sale of meat, fish and eggs during the Hindu festival of Navratri, ANI reported.

The festival, dedicated to the Hindu deity Durga, began on Monday and will end on October 2.

“Navratri will begin from September 22,” ANI quoted Bhopal Sub-Divisional Magistrate Divya Patel as having said on Monday. “In view of this, the sale of meat, fish, and eggs has been banned in this city from September 22 to October 2.”

However, a day later, Bhopal Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh told The Hindu that no such order had been issued by the district administration.

In Uttar Pradesh’s Harpur, the police ordered restaurants serving non-vegetarian food, along with meat shops, to remain closed till October 2, Aaj Tak reported.

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