Mumbai, Nov. 5 -- Mumbai BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demanding strict guidelines and action to prevent the sacrifice of goats in open and residential areas on the occasion of Bakrid, also known as Eid al-Adha.
Tweeting a soft copy of his letter to the BJP-controlled BMC here on Thursday, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya stated that he had informed the BMC about how goats and other animals are illegally sacrificed in open spaces on Bakrid in many places.
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya alleged that on the occasion of Bakrid, some people from the Muslim community deliberately sacrifice animals in open places in order to "intimidate Hindus".
The BMC and the police should take strict action against s...