Aurangabad, India, March 2015: Qureshi community member seen outside their association office in Sile Khana area of Aurangabad. In March 2015, Maharashtra government introduced a bill to ban slaughter of bulls and bullocks. This ban has been opposed by the muslim community (especially qureshi - the butcher community) as it impacts their lively hood. Photo by Sami Siva for Foreign Policy
Aurangabad, India, March 2015: Mohamad Hisham Osmani (center) a famers wing leader of congress party speaks to Shokat Qureshi (left) and Mohamed Muktar Qureshi (Right) - both meat merchants, about the newly introduced been ban law. In March 2015, Maharashtra government introduced a bill to ban slaughter of bulls and bullocks. This ban has been opposed by the muslim community (especially qureshi - the butcher community) as it impacts their lively hood. Photo by Sami Siva for Foreign Policy