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Slaughter houses and meat shops in the locality closed down fearing a flare-up.Manch women’s wing president Akahsta Yadav accused the police of snatching the iron rods from their hands and forcibly taking them to the police station in absence of women personnel.“Ujjain has been declared a Holy City. The Manch had taken up the campaign till his death. But the local administration has failed to implement the guidelines for the same,” she alleged adding pilgrims visiting the Mahakal temple are appalled by the slaughter houses and meat shops in the vicinity.Once at the Mahakal police station, additional SP Abhijit Ranjan promised action against the shop owners, upon which the protesters gave a deadline of 24 hours to the local authorities to implement the same.The campaign against slaughter houses and meat shops in Ujjain was initiated by late saint Pateetram Ramsnehi 35 years ago. Ujjain: Tension gripped sensitive Topkhana area of Ujjain on Wednesday when women in large numbers staged protest at Upkeshwar square demanding closure of slaughter houses and meat shops near the Mahakal temple.The protestors, carrying iron rods under the banner of right-wing organisation Swarnim Bharat Manch, demanded strict implementation of ‘Holy City’ guidelines that prevented operation of slaughter houses and meat shops within the city limits and threatened to demolish the shops with the tools they carried.As the matter heated up, a large contingent of police rushed to the spot and tried to stop the women from entering the sensitive area..