Maharashtra: Buy goat for Bakri Eid online; SOP out today

MUMBAI: The state government will issue a standard operating procedure (SOP) for Bakri Eid sacrifice on Thursday, Mumbai guardian minister Aslam Shaikh said on Wednesday. Bakri Eid falls on August 1.
Shaikh said that there will be no mandis (cattle markets) in Deonar and people will have to buy the goats online. Also, people will have to offer namaz at home as mosques will remain shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Like how people had offered namaz at home on Ramzan Eid, for Eid ul Adha (Bakri Eid) too, they will have to offer prayers at home. Only sacrifice of animals will be allowed, but not in red zones or containment zones,” he said. “Several farmhouses are willing to sell animals online. They will deliver the goats. This are some of the basic guidelines that will be made public on Thursday.’’
On Tuesday, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had asked muslim leaders to organise low-key Bakri Eid celebrations without violating the social distancing norms. Thackeray had said that for the last four months, people of all faiths have avoided traditional festivities, and suggested that Bakri Eid celebrations too should be observed in the same spirit.