Punjab government declares Amritsar holy city, bans meat and alcohol
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- Amritsar, Punjab, India, IN23, IN
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Punjab's AAP government declared Amritsar a holy city and prohibited meat, alcohol, cigarettes and tobacco sales in the walled city area around the Golden Temple. The decision, criticized by some Sikh groups as "brahmanising" Sikh religion and others as political calculation, led to the closure of over 250 meat and food businesses and triggered legal challenges.
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- scroll.in ↗ · first seen 2026-06-22 02:15 UTC
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