Amritsar, Dec. 27 -- With the ban in place on the sale of meat and other non-vegetarian food items besides paan, tobacco products, liquor, etc, under the holy city tag for the walled city of Amritsar, the affected shopkeepers and vendors have decided to meet the deputy commissioner, the municipal corporation commissioner and the mayor on Tuesday. The decision to hand over a memorandum was taken at a meeting in Gol Bagh on Friday during which they expressed concern over their livelihood.

They said there were 5,000 sellers of meat and 200 dealing in the sale of tobacco products. "We respect the government's decision to keep the sanctity and holiness of the city intact, but our concerns must be addressed," said Saranjit Singh, one of the sh...