Carcass meat scam: WB govt forms panel to check malpractices

The panic over the carcass meat racket in West Bengal has prompted the state government to form a high-powered committee for keeping a check on such malpractices, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.

The police had recently busted a racket involved in supplying decomposed meat from dumping grounds to restaurants in and around the city.

An eight-member committee, headed by Chief Secretary Malay De, would devise a mechanism to deal with the issue, the CM said.

"People have stopped eating meat after reports of the carcass racket scam surfaced. We have formed a high-powered committee, under the chief secretary, to chalk out a foolproof mechanism to stop such practices in the future," Banerjee today told reporters at the state secretariat.

The other committee members include state home secretary, director general of police, Kolkata police commissioner and principal secretaries of health, municipality affairs and urban department.

"We want the people to eat what they like and enjoy. Once the mechanism is devised, we will tell people that they can have their meat items without any fear," she said.

Praising the role of the police in unearthing the scam, Banerjee said, "The racket is not limited to West Bengal, but was operated from other states too. The police have done a very good job."