Uttar Pradesh govt bans sale of liquor, meat in 25 wards of Kasganj

AGRA: Days after declaring Soron town of Kasganj district a "teerth" site, government of Uttar Pradesh on Friday banned with "immediate effect" the sale of liquor, meat and eggs in all the 25 wards of Soron Nagar Palika Parishad having a population of around 40,000. The state had earlier banned the sale of liquor and meat in 22 wards of Mathura Nagar Nigam.

Additional district magistrate AK Srivastava said, “After state orders, sale and purchase of meat, eggs and liquor will be completely banned in 25 wards which fall under Soron pilgrimage area.Instructions have been sent to the district excise officer and designated officer of the food safety department for a time-bound action in this regard.”
According to sources, there are no restrictions on consumption as of now.
The BJP government had accorded the status of "pilgrimage" site to Soron town on October 28. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had tweeted about the fulfilment of a decade-old demand of the Sanatan dharma followers.
Also known as 'Shukar Kshetra', the town of Soron houses a ‘kund’. The believers come here for ‘visarjan’ (immersing) the mortal remains, mainly the ashes. The location has its mention in various spiritual literature. Soron is also believed to be the birthplace of saint Tulsidas who had composed Ramcharitmanas.
It may be recalled that a part of Mathura district - an area of 10 sq-km with Sri Krishna Janambhoomi as epicentre - was declared a pilgrimage site on September 10.
Seven other places within Mathura, linked with the lives of Lord Krishna and Radha, were already declared pilgrimage sites by the state in the past. These include Vrindavan, Gokul, Barsana, Nandgaon, Goverdhan, Baldev and Radhakund.