Gujarat govt cites Somnath's religious significance to defend non-veg ban
The right to business cannot override the religious, historical and cultural character of a pilgrimage destination, the Gujarat government has told the High Court while defending the ban on non-vegetarian food around the famous Somnath Temple. The Gujarat HC was on Wednesday hearing a plea challenging a state notification banning sale and storage of non-vegetarian food within a 500-metre radius of the Somnath Temple, a shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Gir Somnath district. Defending th…




