Mumbai, May 17 -- BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has urged the Mumbai Mayor, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), and police to prevent the open slaughter of goats in residential areas during Bakri Eid celebrations later this month.

In a post on X, Somaiya said, ""Bakri" Goats cannot be slaughtered in residential complexes, housing societies and chawls on the occasion of Bakri Eid. I have requested the Mumbai Mayor, BMC & Police Commissioner. We will NOT allow Open Slaughter in the Name of Religious Ceremony."

Somaiya also wrote a letter to Mumbai Mayor Ritu Rajesh Tawde, seeking strict implementation of existing rules regarding animal slaughter within city limits.

In the letter, the BJP leader alleged that some individuals illegally ca...