Restaurants, shops to mention meat is halal or jhatka: North Delhi civic body

Restaurants and shops in north Delhi will now have to "mandatorily" display wher meat being sold or served is halal or jhatka as BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday cleared a proposal in this regard, its mayor said. proposal was recently moved by Standing Committee of NDMC. North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash said House "cleared proposal in its meeting today".

"So, restaurants and shops in north Delhi will now have to mandatorily display wher meat being sold or served is halal or jhatka," he said.

'Jhatka' method is one in which an animal is slaughtered in one go, while in 'halal' method, an animal is allowed to die after cutting a vein. North Delhi has a number of eateries, restaurants and streetside shops selling or serving non-vegetarian food items, prominent places being Chandni Chowk, Daryaganj and Kashmere Gate.

A similar proposal was cleared by House of BJP-led South Delhi Municipal Corporation late January. Restaurants and shops in markets in areas like Defence Colony, Amar Colony, Sarojini Nagar, South Extension, and INA sell non-vegetarian items. Officials h earlier said restaurants and meat shops will have to "display clearly and visibly" wher y are serving halal or jhatka.