Hyderabad, July 18 -- Members of the Hindu Raksha Dal staged a protest outside prominent non-vegetarian restaurants, including KFC and Nazir, in the Vasundhara area of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

The protest was held in response to the sale of meat during the holy Hindu month of Sawan, with demonstrators demanding a complete ban on non-vegetarian food in areas surrounding Kanwar Yatra routes.

Videos of the protest surfaced on social media, showing activists chanting "Jai Shri Ram" and waving saffron flags.

Meat preparation deeply hurts Kanwar Yatra devotees: Protestors

The protestors argued that the sale and preparation of meat near the pilgrimage routes deeply hurt the sentiments of Kanwar Yatra devotees, many of whom observe fasting, ...