Ahmedabad: Ellisbridge MLA Amit Shah has objected to municipal commissioner Banchha Nidhi Pani’s budget proposal to allocate Rs 32 crore for shifting the slaughterhouse in the walled city to a new site outside the city limits, as outlined in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) 2026–27 budget placed before the standing committee.In a message to Pani, Shah demanded that the allocation be withdrawn, stating that the “Jain community would oppose the move.” Calling the proposal unacceptable, Shah wrote, “It is not acceptable that the BJP-led AMC has allocated funds for a facility meant for killing mute animals. We strongly disagree with the proposal and demand that it be revoked by the standing committee chairman.”Shah further claimed that members of the Jain community have threatened to protest if the decision is not reversed.
