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| Eid celebrations defy astronomical rise in mutton prices as spirits soar high | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 16: The astronomical rise in the cost of sacrificial lambs on the eve of Eid has left many buyers skeptical of getting the animal at affordable prices.
Since the fall of Eid ul Adha popularly known as Bakra Eid, the cost of the animals soar unprecedented, but as per the customary legend with the Muslim communities to buy the lamb on the occasion is a religious compulsion that they have to do to celebrate the festivity.
However despite the fact that the cost of the sacrificial lambs have risen, the community’s enthusiasm was at its peak as hundred of the people were seen thronging various outlets to buy the animal for sacrifices. The entire city remained abuzz with the activity as people after offering morning prayers in the mosques came out on roads to reach the shops for the purchase of the mutton for the occasion.
The sacrificial feast was celebrated with great gusto while as the nomads, shepherds and butlers made good gains as the price of sacrificial animals has soared maximum on the festival.
Though the state government has fixed the rates for sacrificial animals, though the selling price remain far much higher than the fixed price. As per approved rates, it has fixed the market price of sacrificial goat at Rs 95/kilogram, Sheep at Rs 100/kg, poultry at Rs 85/kg but because of high demand on the occasion the sacrificial animals are on sale at exorbitant rates.
Herd of sheep and goat have been brought from the different areas of Jammu region in animal market for sale.
Butlers have bought the stock at large for the occasion many months ahead of the festival to cope up with the demand on occasion.
Amjad Ali , a butler apprised that many of the shepherds, nomads as well as local livestock rearing people start gearing up for the occasion many months before the occasion.
They reared huge stock for the Eid-ul- Adha as they can earn best in this season of demand.
“As we are regularly in this profession, we have knowledge as well as contacts with these people and we buy stock at large from these people”, said the butler.
Herd of sheep and goat have been observed being brought by the dealers for sale in most of the Muslim residential areas like Kharika Talab, Bhathindi, Sidra and others.
Mehraj Aslam who earns through out the year by rearing sacrificial animals and by selling them for mutton to butlers admitted that the rates of sacrificial animals generally goes up on this Eid adding that it also depend upon the weight and health of animal.
Apprising about the significance of Eid ul Adha, Abdul Razak a clergy man said that the festival of Eid- ul- Adha is celebrated in the remembrance of Prophet Abraham’s readiness to forfeit Ishmael, his son for God.
When Abrahim had this dream he asked his son for his sacrifice, the obedient son permitted his father to sacrifice him for God. Abraham along with his son started moving towards Mina for the sacrifice. But when prophet was sacrificing his son God asked him to sacrifice goat instead of his son.
Though State government has fixed the rates for sacrificial animals but the sacrificial animals shown sale at arbitrary rates reaching upto to six thousand per animal and even higher than this on the Kurbani Eid.
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