Ujjain Municipal Corporation in Madhya Pradesh has mandated shop owners to display their names and mobile numbers outside their establishments, citing safety and transparency as the rationale. This directive, similar to a recent order in Uttar Pradesh, has sparked controversy with allegations of targeting Muslim traders.
The Uttar Pradesh police has faced backlash after directing eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display owner names, a move perceived as targeting Muslim traders. This directive, supposedly to avoid ‘confusion’, has been criticized as discriminatory, drawing comparisons to apartheid and the Nazi era. Politicians like Asaduddin Owaisi and Akhilesh Yadav have condemned the order as a social crime aimed at disrupting harmony.
