Minister Siddharth Nath Singh : Akhilesh govt. responsible for illegal abattoir problem

Minister Siddharth Nath Singh : Akhilesh govt. responsible for illegal abattoir problem

The crackdown on illegal slaughter houses is aimed at making them compliant with the court guidelines, UP minister Siddharth Nath Singh said today, and questioned why the Akhilesh Yadav government sat on the issue for three years.

"We are bemused to hear Akhilesh Yadav's complaint that carnivorous animals in zoos of UP are suffering because of shortage of meat. He should tell the people of the state why he failed to make slaughter houses compliant with the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal," Singh told reporters here. The minister said the guidelines were issued in 2014.