Data | How many Indians eat meat?
2 years, 11 months ago

Data | How many Indians eat meat?

The Hindu  

In recent months, news reports from across the country have triggered a debate on the dietary patterns of Indians. On Monday, South Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Mukesh Suryan wrote to the civic body’s commissioner, requesting the closure of meat shops during Navratri. Data from the National Family Health Survey-5 show that in over half of the 30 States/ UTs analysed, more than 90% of the population consumed fish or chicken or meat daily or weekly or occasionally. Fish or chicken or meat The map shows the share of the population in a State/ UTs which ate fish or chicken or meat daily or weekly or occasionally In 16 States it was >90%, in four States/UTs it was 75- 90%, in five States/UTs it was 50-75%; in four States it was 25-50% and in one it was <25% Chart appears incomplete? Click to remove AMP mode Fish The map shows the share of the population in a State/UTs which ate fish daily or weekly or occasionally In 14 States the share was >90%, in four States it was 75-90%, in six States/UTs it was 50-75%; in three States it was 25-50%, and in three States it was <25% Chicken or meat The map shows the share of the population in a State/UTs which ate chicken or meat daily or weekly or occasionally In 15 States the share was >90%, in five States/UTs it was 75-90%, in five States/ UTs it was 50-75%; in four States it was 25-50% and in one State it was <25% Eggs The map shows the share of the population in a States/ UTs which ate eggs, daily or weekly or occasionally In 15 States it was >90%, in six States/UTs it was 75- 90%, in five States/UTs it was 50-75% in four States it was 25-50% and in no State was it <25% *Day after Ugadi when many communities have a non-vegetarian feast Also read: The meat of the matter

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Government of India notifies guidelines for halal certification of meat products: What it means, what the guidelines say and what Hindu orgs are saying
1 year, 11 months ago

Government of India notifies guidelines for halal certification of meat products: What it means, what the guidelines say and what Hindu orgs are saying

Op India  

On April 6, the Commerce Ministry, Government of India, notified guidelines for halal certification of meat and meat products specifically for export purposes. It read, “Meat and meat products shall be allowed to be exported as ‘halal certified’, only if produced, processed and/or packaged in a facility having a valid certification under the i-CAS of the Quality Council of India, …

Now Jains file PIL against meat ads in Bombay HC: Non-vegetarian food is India's latest source of controversy
2 years, 6 months ago

Now Jains file PIL against meat ads in Bombay HC: Non-vegetarian food is India's latest source of controversy

Firstpost  

Three Jain groups and a businessman have sought a ban on ads of non-vegetarian food, calling it an infringement of their right to privacy. From the Navratri meat ban in Delhi to Gujarat prohibiting the sale of such food items on the streets, there’s been a lot of ‘beef’ over the issue While some salivate when images or Three Jain …

Meat ban during Navaratri: BJP’s latest polarising move
2 years, 10 months ago

Meat ban during Navaratri: BJP’s latest polarising move

The Hindu  

The declaration on April 5 by theSouth Delhi Municipal Corporation and the district administration of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh that all meat shops would be shut down during the nine-day Navratri festival took everyone, including majority community members, by surprise. So when South Delhi Mayor Mukkesh Suryaan wrote to the Commissioner of the SDMC on April 4 asking for a …

Meat ban row: Delhi minorities panel issues show-cause notice to mayors of three corporations
2 years, 11 months ago

Meat ban row: Delhi minorities panel issues show-cause notice to mayors of three corporations

Firstpost  

This comes after south and east Delhi mayors on Tuesday asked meat shops in their jurisdictions to remain shut during Navratri, even though there was no official order issued by the civic bodies New Delhi: The Delhi Minorities Commission has issued a show-cause notice to mayors and commissioners of three municipal corporations in the city seeking an explanation on what …

Plain Speak: Random Meat Ban on Navratri is as Bad as Suddenly Banning Crackers on Diwali
2 years, 11 months ago

Plain Speak: Random Meat Ban on Navratri is as Bad as Suddenly Banning Crackers on Diwali

News 18  

The idea of a sudden meat ban at the onset of Navratri or any festival is as bad an idea as the Supreme Court announcing a cracker ban suddenly on Diwali. As one trader said on the call to ban sale of meat in South Delhi, ‘They should have told us before-hand, now our stock will go waste.’ And he …

Karnataka: Muslim vendors claim business as usual despite \'Halal\' meat row
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka: Muslim vendors claim business as usual despite \'Halal\' meat row

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Amid the call for a boycott of 'Halal' meat, the Muslim vendors from the state claimed that the controversy hasn't affected their business. Mohammed Samaruddin, a local shop owner, said that he has a large number of Hindu and Christian customers, and the row over 'Halal' meat hasn't yet affected his business. 'Hindu Jana Jagruthi Samiti' along with Bajrang …

Karnataka: Five Bajrang Dal activists held for attacking Muslim trader for selling halal meat
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka: Five Bajrang Dal activists held for attacking Muslim trader for selling halal meat

Firstpost  

‘Five people went to a shop and demanded non-halal meat. The incident happened in the Shivamogga district Bengaluru: Five Bajrang Dal activists were arrested in Shivamogga district in Karnataka for allegedly attacking a Muslim trader for selling halal meat, even as the ‘Boycott halal products’ campaign by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal intensified in the state. Chief Minister Basavaraj …

Bajrang Dal activists held for attacking Muslim meat sellers in Karnataka
2 years, 11 months ago

Bajrang Dal activists held for attacking Muslim meat sellers in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Five Bajrang Dal activists were arrested in Shivamogga district in Karnataka for allegedly attacking a Muslim trader for selling halal meat, even as the 'Boycott halal products' campaign by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal intensified in the state. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai appealed to people to celebrate Hindu new year Ugadi and 'Hosa Tadaku' festivals peacefully without disturbing …

Karnataka Halal Row: As Issue Reaches HC, BJP Calls for 'Solution', A Look at Why There's a Call for Boycott
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka Halal Row: As Issue Reaches HC, BJP Calls for 'Solution', A Look at Why There's a Call for Boycott

News 18  

After the hijab row and a call ‘against Muslim merchants in temple fairs’, certain right wing groups in Karnataka are now demanding a ban on halal meat products in the state. What CM Said After Biocon chief Kiran Majumdar Shaw mentioned ‘growing religious divide’ in a tweet, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that everyone should show restraint. …

One religion cannot impose its ideology on another: K'taka minister on halal meat row
2 years, 11 months ago

One religion cannot impose its ideology on another: K'taka minister on halal meat row

India Today  

Bajrang Dal members reportedly distributed leaflets to Hindu-owned businesses asking them to stop buying halal meat ahead of Ugadi festival in Karnataka. As the row over halal meat escalates, Rural Development Minister Eshwarappa said one's religion dictates what to eat and what not to eat and claimed no religion can impose its ideology on another religion. READ | Halal meat …

Govt will look into \'serious objections\' to halal meat: Karnataka CM
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt will look into \'serious objections\' to halal meat: Karnataka CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the state government would look into the "serious objections" raised over halal meat, with some right-wing groups giving a call to boycott it. The Chief Minister also said as far as his government is concerned there are "only wings of growth", and no right wing or left wing. Some right-wing groups …

‘Economic Jihad’: Call for Halal Meat Ban in Karnataka Ahead of Ugadi Festival Sparks Row
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Economic Jihad’: Call for Halal Meat Ban in Karnataka Ahead of Ugadi Festival Sparks Row

News 18  

Ahead of the Ugadi festival in Karnataka, Hindutva outfits in the state have demanded a ban on Halal-certified meat. The outfits, including Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, have also asked the Hindu community not to visit hotels/eateries with Halal meat dishes on the menu, with some organisations even circulating contact numbers of meat stalls in Bengaluru selling Jhatka meat. Speaking to News18.com, …

Karnataka: Right-wing group puts up posters asking Hindu vendors to boycott halal meat during Ugadi
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka: Right-wing group puts up posters asking Hindu vendors to boycott halal meat during Ugadi

India Today  

After Hijab row, another controversy erupted in Karnataka, workers of a right-wing group have asked Hindu vendors to not buy halal meat. Posters put by the Bajrang Dal at Nelamangala advised Hindu vendors to boycott shops which have halal sign in front of them. This comes close on the heels of a ban on Muslim vendors around temples during the …

‘Halal meat is economic jihad’,BJP's Ravi adds fuel to K'taka's communal discord
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Halal meat is economic jihad’,BJP's Ravi adds fuel to K'taka's communal discord

Hindustan Times  

BJP national general secretary C T Ravi likened Halal food to ‘economic jihad’ on Tuesday, spurring more controversy ahead of Karnataka's Hindu New Year, Ugadi. Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary CT Ravi on Tuesday said that halal meat is part of an “economic jihad” by the Muslim community. When they think that Halal meat should be used, what is …

Halal meat is 'economic jihad', says Karnataka BJP leader
2 years, 11 months ago

Halal meat is 'economic jihad', says Karnataka BJP leader

India TV News  

Highlights CT Ravi said Halal has been designed in a manner that it is purchased only from Muslims He said Halal is used like a Jihad so that Muslims should not do business with others He said Halal meat for Hindus is somebody’s leftover A massive row has erupted in Karnataka over halal meat. Bharatiya Janata Party leader CT Ravi …

Halal meat is 'economic jihad': BJP leader CT Ravi
2 years, 11 months ago

Halal meat is 'economic jihad': BJP leader CT Ravi

India Today  

Halal food is akin to “economic jehad”, BJP national general secretary CT Ravi said, as some right-wing groups are now giving a call to boycott halal meat. Over the past few days, there was a flurry of messages on social media appealing to Hindus to shun halal meat, especially after Ugadi, the Hindu New Year festival. He said the halal …

Controversy erupts after BCCI recommends halal meat to caterers for India-New Zealand Test in Kanpur
3 years, 4 months ago

Controversy erupts after BCCI recommends halal meat to caterers for India-New Zealand Test in Kanpur

Firstpost  

The catering and menu document, in possession of PTI, also mentions categorically that no pork or beef should be part of any food in any form or variety. Kanpur: A row involving the BCCI erupted on Tuesday after it emerged that only ‘halal’ meat has been recommended for the Indian cricketers during their stay in Kanpur for the series-opening Test …

India's meat map: 7 out of 10 people relish non-vegetarian items, East & South lead the way
3 years, 4 months ago

India's meat map: 7 out of 10 people relish non-vegetarian items, East & South lead the way

India Today  

Sample these: Roadside stalls in Ahmedabad cannot sell non-vegetarian food from now on; two other major cities of Gujarat Vadodara and Rajkot have instructed vendors to cover non-vegetarian items; meat shops in Gurugram are not allowed to open on certain days; and a municipal corporation in Delhi does not want non-vegetarian items to be prominently displayed. And this is continuing …

Meghalaya BJP minister encourages people to eat more beef than chicken, mutton, fish
3 years, 7 months ago

Meghalaya BJP minister encourages people to eat more beef than chicken, mutton, fish

India Today  

BJP minister in the Meghalaya government, Sanbor Shullai, encouraged the people of the state to eat more beef than chicken, mutton and fish, dispelling the apprehension that his party was against it. #WATCH| ".Encourage people to eat more beef than chicken, mutton & fish because in some sides there is wrong information among minority people that BJP will impose this …

'Why are Hindu students being made to eat Halal meat': Bajrang Dal protests against Dehradun School
3 years, 8 months ago

'Why are Hindu students being made to eat Halal meat': Bajrang Dal protests against Dehradun School

Op India  

On June 26, a tender notice was published in the local classified section of newspapers where Welham Boys School, a prominent boarding school in Dehradun, invited bids for supplying Halal meat and poultry products. Retaliating against the ‘Halal’ specification for meat procurement, the Dehradun chapter of Bajrang Dal urged the Police to take action against the school. — Vishva Hindu …

North Delhi civic body makes labelling of meat as 'halal' or 'jhatka' mandatory for restaurants, eateries
3 years, 11 months ago

North Delhi civic body makes labelling of meat as 'halal' or 'jhatka' mandatory for restaurants, eateries

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Restaurants and shops in north Delhi will now have to “mandatorily” display whether the meat being sold or served is “halal” or “jhatka” as the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday cleared a proposal in this regard, its mayor said. “So, restaurants and shops in north Delhi will now have to mandatorily display whether the meat being …

North Delhi shops, restaurants to now mention if meat is halal or jhatka
3 years, 11 months ago

North Delhi shops, restaurants to now mention if meat is halal or jhatka

India TV News  

Restaurants and shops in north Delhi will now have to "mandatorily" display whether the meat being sold or served is halal or jhatka as the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday cleared a proposal in this regard, its mayor said. North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash said the House "cleared the proposal in its meeting today". "So, restaurants and shops …

Delhi meat traders oppose move to display whether they are selling Halal
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi meat traders oppose move to display whether they are selling Halal

Op India  

The meat traders in Delhi Thursday opposed SDMC’s diktat on restaurants displaying the halal or jhatka meat distinction, opining that the move is divorced from the reality of the trade as 80% of meat supplied to the national capital from the Ghazipur slaughterhouse is of the halal variety. Owner of a halal meat shop at Delhi’s INA market, who did …

Halal or Jhatka? New ‘Rule’ for Delhi Eateries Cuts Both Ways
4 years, 2 months ago

Halal or Jhatka? New ‘Rule’ for Delhi Eateries Cuts Both Ways

The Quint  

The first is the fact that halal is being presented as "prohibited for Hindus" when that's a debatable point. But it is not clear if there is a religious injunction against cutting meat in the halal way, especially as most Hindu religious texts were prepared before knowing about Islam. In May 2020, Hindutva outfits like Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Jagruti …

Restaurants, shops must specify if meat sold is 'halal' or 'jhatka', says SDMC's standing committee
4 years, 3 months ago

Restaurants, shops must specify if meat sold is 'halal' or 'jhatka', says SDMC's standing committee

Firstpost  

The proposal cleared by the SDMC says that according to Hinduism and Sikhism, eating halal meat is ‘forbidden and against religion’ New Delhi: The standing committee of the BJP-led South Delhi Municipal Corporation has cleared a proposal that asks restaurants or shops to “mandatorily” display whether the meat being sold or served is cut using the ‘‘halal’’ or ‘‘jhatka’’ method, …

Eating 'halal' meat is forbidden for Hindus, Sikhs; shops must display info: SDMC proposal
4 years, 3 months ago

Eating 'halal' meat is forbidden for Hindus, Sikhs; shops must display info: SDMC proposal

India TV News  

The standing committee of the BJP-led South Delhi Municipal Corporation has cleared a proposal that asks restaurants or shops to "mandatorily" display whether the meat being sold or served is cut using the 'halal' or 'jhatka' method, officials said on Friday. Out of these, meat is served in about 90 per cent of restaurants but it is not mentioned whether …

Restaurants must display whether serving Halal or Jhatka meat: SDMC
4 years, 3 months ago

Restaurants must display whether serving Halal or Jhatka meat: SDMC

Op India  

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation is planning to make it necessary for eateries and meat retailers in its jurisdiction to specify whether the meat they’re serving is halal or jhatka, reports TOI. The resolution which has been approved by the standing committee of the civic body on Thursday and would now be going to the house of the Parliament for …

Meat lovers in Chennai face tough time in lockdown with meat, poultry shops shut
4 years, 9 months ago

Meat lovers in Chennai face tough time in lockdown with meat, poultry shops shut

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Vinod, as a weekend ritual, went to his usual chicken centre near his house to buy meat on Saturday morning. Vinod is not an exception, but almost all non-vegetarians in the city have been irked by the decision of authorities to shut all slaughterhouses, meat centres and poultry shops during the current 12-day lockdown period that got underway on …

Historical Gastronomica, an Indus Valley dining experience: Why India’s Hindu Right must chew on its great meat hypocrisy
5 years, 1 month ago

Historical Gastronomica, an Indus Valley dining experience: Why India’s Hindu Right must chew on its great meat hypocrisy

Firstpost  

The National Museum in Delhi has lived an important and boring life. First, its decision to host Historical Gastronomica, an Indus Valley dining experience, set the resident kings in the dusty paintings searching for fork and knife among the prehistoric tools on exhibit. So, the fish in turmeric stew, quail/fowl/country chicken roasted in saal leaf, offal’s pot, bati with dry …

Half of NL residents think eating meat everyday is a thing of the past
5 years, 4 months ago

Half of NL residents think eating meat everyday is a thing of the past

NL Times  

Almost 60 percent of Netherlands residents consider themselves a meat eater, but just as large a group are aware of meat's impact on the climate and think that eating less meat will become the norm. Almost half agree with the statement that "eating meat everyday is no longer of this time", according to a study by Kien commissioned by environmental …

Decoding the future of food and how it is consumed in modern-day India
5 years, 5 months ago

Decoding the future of food and how it is consumed in modern-day India

Firstpost  

Much like everything else in this country, it seems like the food sector in India is going through a major shift — and simultaneously, like it’s really not. Tomatoes came into our sub-continent via Portugal after the 16th century and have transported our ‘makhnis’ to London’s rain splashed alleys, making one really wonder at the complex nature of India’s relationship …

Politics of diet
6 years, 8 months ago

Politics of diet

The Hindu  

In parts of Gujarat, eggs are not sold openly. #SwasthaBharat #AyushmanBharat #HealthForAll.” By equating non-vegetarian food items with junk food, the Ministry was suggesting that non-vegetarian food was the cause of bad health whereas vegetarian food was the road to a healthy lifestyle. Earlier, it was not uncommon for flights to and from Gujarat to serve only “Vegetarian Hindu Meal”, …

As push to turn India towards vegetarianism gathers steam, data reveals 80% men and 70% women relish meat
6 years, 10 months ago

As push to turn India towards vegetarianism gathers steam, data reveals 80% men and 70% women relish meat

Firstpost  

It is important to assess the average diet of Indians because both malnutrition and obesity are a problem in the country: 53.7 percent of women and 22.7 percent men are anaemic, while 20.7 percent of women and 18.9 percent men are obese New Delhi: India’s Bharatiya Janata Party -led government has been advocating vegetarianism on grounds of religion and ideology, …

Over 70% Indians Are Non-Vegetarian, Most Meat Eaters in Kerala
6 years, 10 months ago

Over 70% Indians Are Non-Vegetarian, Most Meat Eaters in Kerala

The Quint  

India’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has been advocating vegetarianism on grounds of religion and ideology, the latest being an effort by the Indian Railways to enforce vegetarian menus on all trains on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, 2 October. However, around 80 percent of Indian men and 70 percent of women consume eggs, fish, chicken or meat occasionally, if not weekly, according …

Health patterns
7 years ago

Health patterns

The Hindu  

MORE than 70 per cent of women and nearly 80 per cent of men aged 15-49 in India consume fish or meat, according to data from the fourth National Family Health Survey, published recently by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In contrast, the consumption of milk or curd, pulses or beans, and dark, green leafy vegetables was high …

India’s battle over buffalo meat
7 years, 10 months ago

India’s battle over buffalo meat

Al Jazeera  

Muslim meat traders say they are being targeted as the Hindu nationalist BJP closes slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh. “The stray dogs are getting thin.” For more than six weeks, no buffalo meat has been bought or sold in Meerut’s markets. OPINION: India’s politics of meat ‘They want to make Muslims jobless’ Speaking from his office in the state capital Lucknow, …

India’s politics of meat
7 years, 11 months ago

India’s politics of meat

Al Jazeera  

Today in India, what you eat is who you have voted for. The food police have struck in Lucknow, the capital of India’s Uttar Pradesh, cracking down not only on the illegal sale of beef but also the perfectly legal sale of buffalo meat. As Lucknow becomes vegetarian and the rest of Uttar Pradesh follows suit, the question is whether …

How India’s buffalo trade has been battered by vigilantes
7 years, 11 months ago

How India’s buffalo trade has been battered by vigilantes

Live Mint  

On 24 March, Mohammed Nayeem, 28, a livestock trader, woke up before sunrise and rode to the animal market in Pinjri, about 20km from his home on the outskirts of Aligarh city in Uttar Pradesh. One of the reasons is that the crackdown on unlicensed slaughterhouses by the state’s new government “For the state government a ban on illegal slaughter …

We are being unfairly targeted: Uttar Pradesh meat traders
8 years ago

We are being unfairly targeted: Uttar Pradesh meat traders

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Meat traders in Uttar Pradesh alleged they were being targeted despite having licences and all permissions in order. The indiscriminate crackdown on slaughter houses has rendered thousands jobless,” said Mubeen Qureshi, who heads the Bakra Gosht Vyapar Mandal. Licenced slaughter houses are requested to stick to the norms,” he told reporters, making it clear no orders have been issued …

Meat crackdown leaves shortage in India’s Uttar Pradesh
8 years ago

Meat crackdown leaves shortage in India’s Uttar Pradesh

Al Jazeera  

Meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh strike against an ongoing crackdown on illegal and mechanised slaughterhouses. India‘s most populous state is running out of meat, as tens of thousands of meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh close in protest over a government crackdown on slaughterhouses operating without licences or adequate paperwork. After the Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in …

Eating Beef is not an Offence as there is no Law touching eating habits of any religion; Madras HC [Read Order]
9 years ago

Eating Beef is not an Offence as there is no Law touching eating habits of any religion; Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

High Court has dismissed a PIL for removing shops run by Muslims and others around Palani Temple Madras High Court in K.Gopinath vs The Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments and another has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Authorities to remove the shops around the Palani Temple Hills Girivala pathai run …

Eating Beef is not an Offence as there is no Law touching eating habits of any religion; Madras HC [Read Order]
9 years ago

Eating Beef is not an Offence as there is no Law touching eating habits of any religion; Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

High Court has dismissed a PIL for removing shops run by Muslims and others around Palani Temple Madras High Court in K.Gopinath vs The Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments and another has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Authorities to remove the shops around the Palani Temple Hills Girivala pathai run …

‘Indians eat less meat, do yoga, are eco-friendly’
9 years, 3 months ago

‘Indians eat less meat, do yoga, are eco-friendly’

The Hindu  

A brochure formally released by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the India pavilion at the Paris climate change conference on Monday says Indians have an intrinsically climate-friendly lifestyle as the country has 42 per cent vegetarian households, and individuals consume a tenth of the meat compared with the global average. The vegetarian households in the country do not eat …

India’s beef sanctity
9 years, 4 months ago

India’s beef sanctity

Al Jazeera  

The polarisation around food consumption has created a culinary war where people’s identity is defined by what they eat. As documented, “rising incomes in India are related to the rising consumption of meat… Per capita income rose 55 percent over the same period, 2005-06 to 2010-11, that meat consumption rose in rural and urban India”. Many vegetarian students follow them …

Who are the beef eaters in India?
9 years, 5 months ago

Who are the beef eaters in India?

Live Mint  

The lynching of a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly storing and consuming beef a few weeks ago has sparked a heated debate about banning the meat. But data from the latest National Sample Survey Office round shows that around 80 million people—around 1 of every 13 Indians—eat beef or buffalo meat. Using population weights given by NSSO to …

Full transcript of Haryana CM Khatter's interview on 'Muslims and beef'
9 years, 5 months ago

Full transcript of Haryana CM Khatter's interview on 'Muslims and beef'

India TV News  

New Delhi: After the controversy surrounding Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's statement that ‘Muslims can live in India but they will have to give up eating beef', the BJP leader clarified that he was 'misquoted and twisted by the Indian Express'. Later in the day the daily released an audio tape of the interview where Khattar was clearly stating, …

Muslims can live in India but they will have to stop eating beef: Khattar
9 years, 5 months ago

Muslims can live in India but they will have to stop eating beef: Khattar

India TV News  

New Delhi: Stoking a controversy, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that Muslims can live in India but they will have to give up eating beef. "They can be Muslim even after they stop eating beef, can't they? The BJP government in Haryana, which completes one year in office later this month, Khattar said, is doing good work and …

I don't eat beef; media
9 years, 9 months ago

I don't eat beef; media

India TV News  

New Delhi: Amidst a row over ban on beef, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said his statement on people's food habit was "twisted" by the media and strongly denied that he eats beef. The controversy was sparked in the backdrop of remarks by Rijiju's ministerial colleague Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi that those who want to eat beef should go to Pakistan. …

Kiren Rijiju says 'I eat beef' | India TV news
9 years, 10 months ago

Kiren Rijiju says 'I eat beef' | India TV news

India TV News  

Aizawl: Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju described the statement recently made by MoS for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on cow slaughter as "not palatable". Rijiju, who is on a two-day maiden visit to Aizawl after becoming Union Minister, said that while states having Hindu majority could enact legislation banning cow slaughter, it could not be imposed on …

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