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The incidents took place two days after Yogi Adityanath took charge as Chief Minister heading a BJP Government.

While a section of the party has been asserting that a ban on all  slaughterhouses will come in force very soon, the official stand of the BJP is that only illegal slaughterhouses will be shut.

Nearly 20 per cent of the people of the state are Muslims with the majority of them depending on meat as staple.

On Monday, two slaughterhouses were shut down, which the Government said  were illegal. 


The Uttar Pradesh police has also sent orders to all police stations to take firm action against illegal slaughterhouses and cattle smuggling.