Gurugram: 'Hindu Bhai Chicken Shop' Shut After Protest Over Controversial Name
The agitating members alleged the word Hindu was added to insult the religion.
Gurugram, Sep 29: A meat outlet in Sector 37 area of Gurugram was shut after protests over the establishment's name — ‘Hindu Bhai Chicken Shop’. On Thursday, members of some Hindu outfits demanded that the hoarding at the chicken shop, which reads ‘Hindu Bhai Chicken Shop’, be removed because the owner is a Muslim.
Following the protests, the controversial hoarding was taken down on Thursday evening. Later, the entire chicken meat shop was shut by authorities in the wake of the Navratri festival, reported news agency ANI. The agitating members alleged the word Hindu was added to insult the religion. No case has been registered in this regard. Security Beefs Up for Friday Prayers in Gurugram.
“The name written on the board was Hindu Bhai Chicken Shop, but when we looked into the matter, we found that the owner actually belongs to another religion and hails from Rajasthan. It seems the name of our religion was included in the hoarding only to insult us,” Rajiv Mittal, national general secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Kranti Dal, told Indian Express.
The Gurugram police confirmed the incident, adding that there was no tension in the area after the hoarding was removed. “There was some tension in the area over the hoarding, but that was defused by the police team from the Sector 10A police station," Subhash Boken, PRO of Gurgaon police, was quoted as saying.
"Hindu outfits protested against the hoarding, which has been removed. We tried to contact the owner of the shop, but the mobile number on the hoarding was turned off. Our probe indicates the shop has been closed for the last two months," Boken added. The incident comes less than two weeks before Navratri, a period during tension was witnessed in Gurugram in the past over meat and chicken shops.
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