Udham Singh Nagar, May 11 -- "Band karo, band karo. Yeh dukaan band karo!" slogans rang through the city of Khatima in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar as women residents staged a dharna strongly objecting to the opening of a Muslim-owned shop opposite a temple.

One resident reasoned that "these people" litter the area by dumping their leftover food and garbage.

"Mandir ke aage bilkul dukaan nai khulni chahiye. Ye log mandir ke saamne thookhte hai, khaa-peekar sab jhooota yehi daal dethe hai. Hamare dharam me aisa nahi hota (Absolutely no shops should be allowed to pen right in front of the temple. These people spit right in front of the temple, and after eating and drinking, they dump all their leftovers and trash right here. Such thing...