Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 10: The Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement today demanded categorization of mutton into A, B and C categories so that rates are fixed as per the quality, not notifying a generalized rate which neither benefits the consumers nor the mutton sellers.
Chairman RTI Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat said in a statement issued here that majority of the mutton sold in the market is of inferior quality and even if Rs 480 per kg are fixed for such mutton that is still unjustified.
“But if quality mutton is sold by some butchers they cannot be forced to sell the same at Rs 480 or Rs 500 as they purchase the young sheep at higher rates than the sheep who are aged and have delivered several times in the past. Mutton of such types of sheep can’t be even sold Rs 450 or Rs 400 / Kg,” he said.
He said that the Govt must start categorizing the mutton as fruits that are categorized into A, B and C categories. He said that the RTI Movement been stating this for the last many years.
“Most of the mutton dealers slaughter old female sheep which are purchased on very lower rates as compared to 1 or 2-year-old male sheep and such inferior mutton is sold at Rs 600 which is injustice,” he said.
The said mutton should not even be sold at Rs 500 but those mutton sellers who sell quality mutton should not be harassed. If they sell mutton at Rs 550 or 600 they should not be harassed. Govt must consider these things, he added.
RTI Movement has appealed to Secretary Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS & CA) to intervene.
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