Independence Day is a national festival, and it has nothing to do with the BJP, stated Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshvardhan Sapkal
Meat ban orders were issued for the Independence Day by Maharashtra civic bodies like Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation and Malegaon Municipal Corporation
Multiple civic bodies in the country have given directions to slaughterhouses and meat shops to remain closed on August 15
Aaditya Thackeray's remarks come after NCP(SP) leader Jitendra Awhad said he will host a mutton party on Independence Day to defy the order