News Muncher - searching for beef

Assam govt toughens beef ban: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says it ‘will not be served in restaurants, hotels and …’

Assam News: In a major decision, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced that the state government has decided to stop serving beef in hotels, restaurants and public places in the state. “In Assam, we have decided that beef will not be served in any restaurant or hotel and also it will not be served in any public …

Beef

Assam imposes complete ban on beef consumption in hotels, public places

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced a complete ban on the serving and consumption of beef in hotels, restaurants and public places across the state. Addressing a press conference, Sarma said that the decision was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet to amend the existing law on beef consumption to incorporate the new provisions. "In …

Assam CM Sarma turns Congress party's beef allegation on its head, dares them to demand a ban

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared that he would be willing to outlaw beef in Assam if state Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah wrote to him proposing it. His comments followed the Congress party’s claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party gave beef to voters to win the by-elections in the predominantly Muslim Samaguri constituency. A by-election last month saw the …

Ready to ban beef in Assam if Congress requests, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was ready to ban beef in Assam if state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah writes to him, seeking it. Responding to the allegation that BJP distributed beef to win the Muslim-dominated Samaguri, which was under Congress control for five consecutive terms, Sarma said he was happy that the opposition party raised the matter. …

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma open to beef ban in Assam if Congress leader requests

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed his readiness to impose a complete ban on beef in the state, contingent on a formal request from Assam Congress president Bupen Kumar Borah. Sarma’s statement comes in response to recent comments made by Congress MP Rakibul Hussain, who had criticised the practice of offering beef to win votes in the Samaguri …