Meat ban: Mamata govt launches 'Meat on Wheelz' after UP's crackdown

Apart from taking non-veg delicacies to Kolkata initiative would also sell frozen packaged items

As the Uttar Pradesh government went into a crackdown mode after Chief minister Yogi Adityanath sought an action plan for closure of slaughter houses and a 'blanket ban' on illegal meat shops across the state, Mamata Banerjee's government in West Bengal is all set to get non-vegetarian delicacies to people's doorsteps through ‘Meat on Wheelz’, according to a report published by The Indian Express.

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The initiative has been started by West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation Limited (WBLDCL)’s popular brand ‘Haringhata Meat’, which also deals in non-conventional meat such as that of quail, duck, turkey and emu. Officials said that apart from taking cooked non-veg delicacies to Kolkata and its suburbs, ‘Meat on Wheelz’ would also sell frozen packaged items of Haringhata.

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There would be three vans initially, spread out across Kolkata. “Depending on the success of the pilot project, a few more vehicles would be added, including in other district headquarters of the state,” an official said.

On Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee commented about the “recent happenings” in Uttar Pradesh, where meat sellers went on strike in protest against the crackdown on slaughterhouses. “People are afraid & many are scared about differences over caste, creed & religion,” she said in a statement.

An official said that Haringhata Meat’s sales had more than doubled over the past few years, with that of quail, duck and turkey meat doubling in the last one year further said the national daily.   

The organisation also sells non-meat products like table eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs, pure mustard oil, ghee and honey.