Lucknow, June 7 -- Muslim cleric Syed Saif Abbas Naqvi on Sunday supported the Varanasi Municipal Corporation's decision to shift meat and fish shops outside the city limits, saying similar restrictions should also apply to liquor shops near pilgrimage sites.

Speaking to ANI, Naqvi said places of worship and pilgrimage sites of all communities should be respected.

"I would go a step further and say that wherever there are pilgrimage sites, just as restrictions are placed on meat and fish, liquor shops should also be removed; they should be relocated outside the city," he said.

Naqvi said the issue of meat and non-vegetarian food should not be linked only to Muslims, pointing to broader consumption patterns in the country.

"Everyone ou...