Soon after Mohan Yadav assumed office as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh following his swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, the BJP government pulled bulldozers on the residence of the three men accused of attacking a party worker on Thursday.
This move followed Yadav’s issuance of orders banning the use of loudspeakers and DJs at religious gatherings and public spaces if the volume exceeded specified limits. Simultaneously, he implemented a ban on open meat sales, proposing rules during the Cabinet meeting. As a result, about ten meat shops were shut down due to these directives on Thursday.
According to the police, the Mandal general secretary of BJP Jhuggi Jhopri cell, Devendra Singh Thakur, was attacked with a sword on December 5 by one named Farukh following an argument over the election results. This attack left Thakur with severe hand injuries.
Senior BJP leaders promptly visited Thakur in the hospital, demanding strong action against the attackers. Besides Farukh, the main accused, authorities arrested four others named Aslam, Shahrukh, Bilal, and Sameer in connection with the incident.
Officials defended the demolition of the accused individuals’ homes stating that they did not have the required building permissions. Manish Raj Singh Bhadoriya, in charge of Habibganj police station, explained, ‘We demolished the homes of the three men accused in the case after violations were found. The men got into a violent confrontation after they taunted each other over the election results. Farukh has a criminal record, and charges under the NSA (National Security Act) have been slapped against him,” as reported by The Indian Express.
Regarding the crackdown on meat shops, Radhe Shyam Mandloi, the Additional Commissioner of Ujjain Municipal Corporation, told ANI, “According to the order, without permission, meat & fish cannot be sold, and action has been taken in the Nagjhar area… The other teams are also working in the other sectors, and relevant action is being taken… Action has been taken against 10 shops that were selling meat in the open. Some shops that were near the streets have been damaged….'”