Federal Character
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business & Finance
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Relationship and Life
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Health
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business & Finance
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Relationship and Life
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Health
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
Federal Character
No Result
View All Result
Home News

This is Why This Indian State Is Banning Eating Beef in Public

Somto NwanoluebySomto Nwanolue
December 5, 2024
in News
0
This is Why This Indian State Is Banning Eating Beef in Public
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

The northeastern Indian state of Assam has prohibited the eating of beef in public places including in restaurants and events.

This is an extension to an original rule that regulated the sale of beef near certain religious places like temples, the Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.

But, the meat can still be purchased from shops and eaten within homes or private establishments in the state, according to Sarma.

Eating beef is a sensitive issue in India because cows are held in high esteem by Hindus who make up about 80% of the country’s population.

Several states governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – which is also in power in Assam – have over recent years, taken stern measures on cow slaughter.

About two-thirds of India’s 28 states, many of them governed by the BJP, have fractionally or completely banned cattle slaughter and beef consumption (though consumption of buffalo meat is legal in some of these places).

In several parts of India, cow vigilante groups have been accused of enacting the ban through violence and these accusations often lead to deadly attacks on Muslim meat sellers and cattle traders and Dalits (formerly untouchables), for whom beef is a foremost and cheap form of protein.

The sale and purchase of beef was banned in Assam in 2021 in areas where Hindus, Jains and Sikhs (all of whom don’t usually eat beef) live. That law also banned the sale of beef around temples.

Sarma also added that the new ban on public consumption will be added to that existing law.

This decision is coming days after India’s main opposition party Congress claimed that Sarma had used beef to win a by-election in Samaguri, a Muslim-majority constituency. This charge was denied by the BJP.

But congress legislator Rakibul Hussain said that by “offering beef” to voters, the chief minister had “betrayed” his own political party’s Hindu nationalist values.

Other political parties have also criticised the ban, saying it hindered with people’s right to eat what they want.

Selling and eating beef remains legal in some states, including Goa and Arunachal Pradesh, both of which are governed by the BJP.

Tags: beefEatingfederal characterForeign NewsgovernmentIndiaNewspublicThis is Why This Indian State Is Banning Eating Beef in Public
Somto Nwanolue

Somto Nwanolue

Somto Nwanolue is a news writer with a keen eye for spotting trending news and crafting engaging stories. Her interests includes beauty, lifestyle and fashion. Her life’s passion is to bring information to the right audience in written medium

Related Posts

“We Want to Breathe”: Hundreds March in Tunis Over Worsening Pollution Crisis
News

“We Want to Breathe”: Hundreds March in Tunis Over Worsening Pollution Crisis

October 25, 2025
Louvre Evacuates Jewels to Bank After Security Failure
News

Louvre Evacuates Jewels to Bank After Security Failure

October 25, 2025
A New Kind of Threat? Murder-Suicide at Ukrainian Station Raises Alarms
News

A New Kind of Threat? Murder-Suicide at Ukrainian Station Raises Alarms

October 24, 2025
Next Post
Mali’s Gold War: Barrick CEO Mark Bristow Faces Arrest Warrant

Mali’s Gold War: Barrick CEO Mark Bristow Faces Arrest Warrant

California School Shooting: Gunman Dead, Two Children Injured

California School Shooting: Gunman Dead, Two Children Injured

Combatting Skin Issues During the Harmattan Period

Combatting Skin Issues During the Harmattan Period

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Canada Prepares to Select New House Speaker After Controversy Surrounding Former Nazi Soldier

Canada Prepares to Select New House Speaker After Controversy Surrounding Former Nazi Soldier

2 years ago
Dollar, Euro and Pounds To Naira Exchange Rate For Today, October 31 2023

Dollar, Euro and Pounds To Naira Exchange Rate For Today, December 13 2023

2 years ago
Atiku names a third spokesperson for. his campaign

Atiku names a third spokesperson for. his campaign

3 years ago
Just In: Air Force Aircraft Crashes in Niger

Just In: Air Force Aircraft Crashes in Niger

2 years ago

Categories

  • Beauty
  • Business & Finance
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Government
  • Health
  • News
  • Politics
  • Relationship and Life
  • Sports
  • Tech

Topics

2023 Aboki/Bureau De Change (BDC) apc Arsenal buhari Business cbn chelsea china court Davido Dollar Efcc Election Entertainment Euro and Pounds To Naira Exchange Rate For Today exchange rates for the Nigerian Naira (NGN) Fashion federal character federal government Finance food Football Foreign News government health inec Israel lagos Manchester United Naira Naira Black Market exchange rates News Nigeria pdp police Politics president protest Russia Sports tinubu trump ukraine US
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Who’s Paying for Trump’s $300 Million Ballroom?

Psychologist’s Grave Warning About Trump

“I Am Not Done”: Kamala Harris Hints at 2028 Run, Defining Her Post-Presidency Path

Louvre Evacuates Jewels to Bank After Security Failure

Shina Peters Details Bizarre Plan That Helped Him Rebuild His Reputation

Sunderland​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Stun Chelsea with Late Winner to Climb Second in Premier League

Trending

Manchester United Hit Four Past Brighton to Seal Third Straight Premier League Win
Sports

Manchester United Hit Four Past Brighton to Seal Third Straight Premier League Win

byHashim Kolawole
October 25, 2025
0

Manchester​‍​‌‍​‍‌ United kept the good vibe going with Ruben Amorim by winning 4-2 against Brighton at Old...

Mystery Donor Gives $130M to Pentagon for Troops' Pay, Sparking Backlash

Mystery Donor Gives $130M to Pentagon for Troops’ Pay, Sparking Backlash

October 25, 2025
“We Want to Breathe”: Hundreds March in Tunis Over Worsening Pollution Crisis

“We Want to Breathe”: Hundreds March in Tunis Over Worsening Pollution Crisis

October 25, 2025
Who’s Paying for Trump’s $300 Million Ballroom?

Who’s Paying for Trump’s $300 Million Ballroom?

October 25, 2025
Psychologist’s Grave Warning About Trump

Psychologist’s Grave Warning About Trump

October 25, 2025

We launched Federal Character in February 2021 based on the belief that the world is in need of smarter and more efficient reporting of events shaping our rapidly changing world. We pledged to put our audience first, always.

Recent News

  • Manchester United Hit Four Past Brighton to Seal Third Straight Premier League Win
  • Mystery Donor Gives $130M to Pentagon for Troops’ Pay, Sparking Backlash
  • “We Want to Breathe”: Hundreds March in Tunis Over Worsening Pollution Crisis

Categories

  • Beauty
  • Business & Finance
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Government
  • Health
  • News
  • Politics
  • Relationship and Life
  • Sports
  • Tech

© 2024 FederalCharacter.com

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business & Finance
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Relationship and Life
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Health
  • Opinion

© 2024 Federalcharacter.com