New Delhi, July 11 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said on Thursday that there is no legal provision under the DMC Act, 1957, to close meat shops along the Kanwar Yatra routes.

This clarification came a day after Delhi's Culture and Tourism Minister, Kapil Mishra, noted that meat shops would be shut along these routes, claiming the decision was made jointly by the Delhi government and the MCD, PTI reported.

The annual Kanwar Yatra, which takes place during the Hindu month of Shravan (Saawan), is from July 11 and will conclude on July 25.

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In a written reply to a question in the MCD House, the civic body said t...