Ahead of key polls, India's ruling party revives Hindu-Muslim dispute

The Shahi Eidgah mosque and the Hindu temple are seen side-by-side in Mathura town, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

MATHURA, India (Reuters) - In the streets around a revered religious site in the Indian city of Mathura where a temple and mosque stand side-by-side, the handful of Muslim restaurants that remain are mostly empty or shuttered.

A ban on meat last year by the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state, a Hindu monk who issued the order on religious grounds, has decimated their trade.