UP Govt announce November 25 as 'no non-veg day', all meat shops ordered shut

Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has declared November 25 as "no non-veg day" to mark the birth anniversary of Sadhu TL Vaswani. All meat shops and slaughterhouses will remain shut on the abovementioned date across the state, an official statement said.

Sadhu Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani was an Indian educationist who started the Mira Movement In Education and set up St. Mira's School in Hyderabad, Sindh (now in



Pakistan). A museum, Darshan Museum dedicated to his life and teaching was opened in Pune.

Sadhu Vaswani's birthday on November 25 is recognised as International Meatless Day.

The recent announcement came days after UP government imposed a ban on the production, storage, distribution and sale of food products with halal certification with immediate effect while exempting products manufactured for export.