Despite ban, non-veg food not off menu

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 17

Amidst the celebrations of Mahavir Jayanti on Wednesday, devotees have complained that despite complete ban on the sale of non-vegetarian food on this day, many restaurants openly served it.

The Tribune made random calls to many restaurants in city and inquired if non- vegetarian food would be served or packed, to which most of the them, barring two to three restaurants, replied they would do so.

One of the owners at a restaurant said most hotels and restaurants served non-vegetarian food because there was no check. “The authorities may check the shops on the side of the roads but restaurants are hardly under the radar. Even when found guilty, a deal is struck between the inspectors and restaurant owners”, said the owner.