MEERUT, July 7 -- In the wake of the controversy around nameplates, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Monday suggested that businesses along the Kanwar Yatra route should indicate their offerings -- veg or non-veg -- through colour-coded boards.

He said like Karnataka and Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh too should implement a green and red system at hotels and roadside eateries to distinguish between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food outlets.

The BKU leader further suggested that during the annual pilgrimage, veg hotels should use green boards, while non-veg eateries and hotels should use red.

According to Tikait, who expressed these views while talking to reporters at his office in Muzaffarnagar, this syst...