The minister said food sold from food carts must not be unsanitary. (File)
Anand:
Gujarat Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday said the state government has no problem with people’s varying eating habits, an assertion that comes amid the need to remove non-vegetarian food carts from stores. roads in different cities.
However, Mr Patel said, action could be taken against street food carts selling “unhygienic” food or if they were obstructing traffic on city roads.
“Some people eat vegetarian food, some people eat non-vegetarian food, the BJP government doesn’t have any problem with it. There have been requests to remove specific ‘worm nests’ (carts) from the road.
“Our only concern is that the food sold from the food cart must not be unsanitary,” said Mr. Patel, speaking at a BJP program in Bandhani village in Anand district.
The minister said local civic authorities will decide to remove food carts if they obstruct road traffic.
“Local corporations or municipalities make the decision to get rid of food carts. They can do so if they are obstructing traffic on city roads,” he said.
The Minister’s clarification comes amid a request by local BJP leaders to remove non-vegetarian food carts from the roads in various cities of Gujarat.
In Ahmedabad, the BJP-ruled municipal corporation has decided to remove non-vegan food stalls from public roads and those operating 100 meters from schools and religious sites.
The need to remove non-vegetable food carts from public places also comes from cities like Vadodara, Rajkot and Dwarka.
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