India's cow vigilantes

[Pakpak]

Police in India say two Muslim men have been lynched by a mob which accused them of trying to steal cows for slaughter.
The killings in the north-eastern state of Assam are the latest in a series of attacks blamed on hardline Hindus in recent months.
Hindus consider cows sacred and killing them is illegal in several states.
A Human Rights Watch report last week said at least 10 Muslims had been killed over the issue since May 2015.
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The victims of Sunday's attack in Assam's Nagaon district have been identified as Abu Hanifa and Riyazuddin Ali, police said.
"They were chased and beaten with sticks by villagers who said the two men were trying to steal cows from their grazing field," news agency AFP quoted senior police official Debaraj Upadhyay as saying.
"By the time we took them to the hospital at night they had succumbed to their injuries."
A murder case has been registered and two people have been detained for questioning, police said.
The Human Rights Watch report says that since the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party formed India's federal government in 2014, attacks against Muslims and Dalits (formerly known as untouchables) have risen over rumours that they sold, bought or killed cows for beef.
Those killed in the violent vigilante campaign against beef consumption include a 12-year-old boy.
Many states are now actively enforcing bans on cow slaughter and in March, the western state of Gujarat passed a law making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment.
In addition to government bans, vigilante groups who portray themselves as protectors of cows have also been active in several states.
The groups routinely check vehicles and often beat up cattle traders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year criticised the vigilantes, saying such people made him "angry", but this has not stopped the attacks against cattle traders.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39769172

 

[90MPH]

It's shocking and seems a regular occurrence.

I will blame a lot on Modi and his BJP party.

They have either been dead silent on the issue or worse encouraging it with their statements.

 

[troodon]

It's shocking and seems a regular occurrence.

I will blame a lot on Modi and his BJP party.

They have either been dead silent on the issue or worse encouraging it with their statements.

Of course the blame must go to them.

Govt is doing nothing to ban these jobless cow vigilante idiots.

In a backward country like India, it is dangerous to give jobless people the taste of power.

I am sure to many, it's not about cow. It's about the feeling of having power in their hands.

 

[Slog]

I remember reading that this Assam state has 30-35% Muslim population

how the heck did so many muslims end up there

if im not wrong there werent any major muslim empires with bases there

 

[Slog]

I remember reading that this Assam state has 30-35% Muslim population

how the heck did so many muslims end up there

if im not wrong there werent any major muslim empires with bases there

seems like an ignorant question if you see proximity to bengal

 

[Hitman]

I remember reading that this Assam state has 30-35% Muslim population

how the heck did so many muslims end up there

if im not wrong there werent any major muslim empires with bases there

I'm from Assam. And the answer to your question is illegal immigrants from Bangladesh during the Congress rule.

 

[TM Riddle]

seems like an ignorant question if you see proximity to bengal

Illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas

 

[the Great Khan]

This is now getting close to a genocide. Organised and slow.

 

[Syed1]

Shining Secular India

 

[TM Riddle]

This is now getting close to a genocide. Organised and slow.

You sound pleased.

 

[Black Zero]

Both India and Pakistan are fake countries.
Too much social divide.

Since day one, powerless are being killed in both places.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas

Rohingyas are also Bangladeshis according to Burmese Buddhist monks who organised the ethnic cleansing there.

 

[big_gamer007]

Too much social divide.

Since day one, powerless are being killed in both places.

Quoted for the truth..

 

[troodon]

I remember reading that this Assam state has 30-35% Muslim population

how the heck did so many muslims end up there

if im not wrong there werent any major muslim empires with bases there

Porous border. Illegal Bangladeshis. Pretty sure there will be thousands of Rohingyas too.

There were always conflicts between native Bodo Tribals of Assam and illegal immigrants and Bengali speaking Muslims from Bangladesh. Its a mess.

A few thousand illegals would have been fine. But when the illegal immigrant population gets close to half of the indigenous population, it creates a lot of friction and it only increases with time.

Previous Governments did nothing about it as they considered these illegals as huge vote bank.

 

[DHONI183]

India's Assam mob kills two Muslim men over 'cow theft'

Will Modi go gown in the history as India´s Zia-ul-Haq? Time will tell, although I must add here that I personally don´t believe that Zia, Hitler, Modi or anyone on his own can cause as much damage to a nation as much is attributed to them. At best, they give a direction, a platform to the already mad masses of a nation. Blaming it on one person is a lazy attitude that never allows you to address the real underlying issue, which´s YOU, the common man - or at least a lot of them.

 

[sshakir411]

The least Modi could do is condemn such violent behavior.

 

[big_gamer007]

The least Modi could do is condemn such violent behavior.

He did he was angry with the so called gau rakshaks and said most of them are criminals who portray to be gau rakshaks and carry out criminal activities.. He asked all states to check about these gau rakhshaks and criminal background but ironically the BJP led states chose to ignore him..

Every political party has its own set of gundas at the street level BJP seems to have these..

 

[MenInG]

Police in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan have detained six people for their alleged involvement in cow vigilantism and the death of two Muslim youths, a police official said on Friday.

According to the family members of the deceased, the two were abducted from Bharatpur in Rajasthan by the members of the right-wing Bajrang Dal.

Their skeletal remains were found inside a charred vehicle in Bhiwani city in the northern Haryana state on Thursday.

Express Tribune

 

[MenInG]

The two Muslim men from Rajasthan, who were found charred to death in Haryana earlier this week in what is believed to be an attack by cow vigilantes, were first taken to the cops while still alive, police sources have told NDTV, in a startling new revelation.
According to Rajasthan Police sources, 25-year-old Nasir and 35-year-old Junaid alias Juna were attacked by a group of four men after being suspected of smuggling cows for slaughter on Wednesday night in Haryana's Nuh. They were beaten and injured severely in the attack.

Rinku Saini, a taxi driver and member of the cow vigilante group who was arrested a day ago, has told investigators that they then took the two victims to the nearest police station in Haryana's Firozpur Jhirka, sources said.

They said that Saini and his group wanted Haryana Police to arrest Junaid and Nasir on charges of cow smuggling, but seeing the condition of the two half-dead men, the policemen at the station baulked and asked them to leave. The Haryana Police is yet to respond to the charge.

Not long after, Junaid and Nasir died from their injuries. The terrified group of cow vigilantes then contacted their associates to brainstorm ways of disposing of the bodies, sources said.

They finally decide to take their Bolero SUV and both the bodies to Bhiwani, 200 km away. In the early morning of Thursday, both the bodies, along with the vehicle, were doused in petrol and set alight, police sources said.

According to Saini, they hoped that no one would be able to trace the bodies and the burnt vehicle back to them if they burnt it there, far away from the scene of the crime. However, Junaid and Nasir were identified from the chassis number of the Bolero.

According to Rajasthan Police sources, Monu Manesar of Bajrang Dal - one of the main suspects named by the families of the victims, was not involved in the kidnapping. However, he was in contact with the kidnappers and helped them along the way.

Several police teams are on the lookout for the rest of the killers. Besides Saini and Monu Manesar, the victim's families have named three others - Anil, Srikant, and Lokesh Singhla.

While Haryana authorities moved to cancel the arms licence of Monu Manesar, who remains at large, questions have been raised about his political connections as photos of him with top leaders of the state's ruling BJP circulating on social media.

NDTV

 

[Colorblind Genius]

The two Muslim men from Rajasthan, who were found charred to death in Haryana earlier this week in what is believed to be an attack by cow vigilantes, were first taken to the cops while still alive, police sources have told NDTV, in a startling new revelation.
According to Rajasthan Police sources, 25-year-old Nasir and 35-year-old Junaid alias Juna were attacked by a group of four men after being suspected of smuggling cows for slaughter on Wednesday night in Haryana's Nuh. They were beaten and injured severely in the attack.

Rinku Saini, a taxi driver and member of the cow vigilante group who was arrested a day ago, has told investigators that they then took the two victims to the nearest police station in Haryana's Firozpur Jhirka, sources said.

They said that Saini and his group wanted Haryana Police to arrest Junaid and Nasir on charges of cow smuggling, but seeing the condition of the two half-dead men, the policemen at the station baulked and asked them to leave. The Haryana Police is yet to respond to the charge.

Not long after, Junaid and Nasir died from their injuries. The terrified group of cow vigilantes then contacted their associates to brainstorm ways of disposing of the bodies, sources said.

They finally decide to take their Bolero SUV and both the bodies to Bhiwani, 200 km away. In the early morning of Thursday, both the bodies, along with the vehicle, were doused in petrol and set alight, police sources said.

According to Saini, they hoped that no one would be able to trace the bodies and the burnt vehicle back to them if they burnt it there, far away from the scene of the crime. However, Junaid and Nasir were identified from the chassis number of the Bolero.

According to Rajasthan Police sources, Monu Manesar of Bajrang Dal - one of the main suspects named by the families of the victims, was not involved in the kidnapping. However, he was in contact with the kidnappers and helped them along the way.

Several police teams are on the lookout for the rest of the killers. Besides Saini and Monu Manesar, the victim's families have named three others - Anil, Srikant, and Lokesh Singhla.

While Haryana authorities moved to cancel the arms licence of Monu Manesar, who remains at large, questions have been raised about his political connections as photos of him with top leaders of the state's ruling BJP circulating on social media.

NDTV

Inna lillahay wa inna ilehayrejeoon!

I doubt the families of the deceased will get any justice but it’s my faith that these brain washed animals of BJP and Bajrang Dal will face justice in the hereafter. There is no getting away with it.


To the BJP Sanghies on this forum, the god you guys worship must be very proud of you for these acts.

 

[daytrader]

56-Year-Old Bihar Man Lynched On Suspicion Of Carrying Beef, 3 Arrested
The local sarpanch Sushil Singh, and two others - Ravi Sah and Ujwal Sharma - were arrested for mob lynching.

A Muslim man in Bihar's Siwan district died on Tuesday night at a hospital after a mob brutally thrashed him on the suspicion that he was carrying beef.
56-year-old Naseem Qureshi, a resident of Hasanpur village, and his nephew Firoz Ahmed Qureshi, were on their way to meet some acquaintances when the mob allegedly intercepted them at Jogia village, about 110 km northwest of Patna, Saran Superintendent of Police Gaurav Mangla said.

The police said they were caught by the villagers near a mosque. While Firoz Qureshi managed to escape, the mob thrashed Nazeem Qureshi with wooden sticks. Police say the mob themselves handed over Mr Qureshi to the police in Rasulpur village, after which he was rushed to a hospital but died during treatment.

The police are still investigating if they were carrying beef.

NDTV

 

[MenInG]

The slaughter of the bovine animals – which are considered holy in Hinduism – is already banned in 20 out of India’s 28 states, and police can make an arrest without a warrant.

Most of the states ruled by India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have established vigilante squads made up of government officials and private citizens to implement the ban.

But thousands of informal groups are thought to have sprung up across northern India recently, emboldened by the increasingly anti-Muslim rhetoric of the ruling BJP ahead of elections next year.

There are estimated to be 200 such vigilante militias in the Delhi region alone. They lay ambushes on highways and roads at night, looking for trucks that might be “smuggling” cows across state borders, or patrolling roads into Muslim villages.

“The cow is the symbol of our faith. We will protect the cows like our daughters and mothers,” Davinder Singh, a cow protection activist from Haryana, a BJP-ruled state, told The Telegraph.

A nationwide ban on cow slaughter is among the promises that have been made by Narendra Modi, the prime minister and BJP leader, to court voters ahead of 2024’s elections.

“Obviously people of India will stand with him on this,” said Dharmendra Manesar, a former member of a vigilante squad.

In the meantime, civilians are taking matters into their own hands.

Last week, Mr Singh’s team detained two Muslim youths from Haryana’s Noah village and took them to the police for carrying cows.

“In the past two months, I must have handed over nearly 300 Muslim youth to police and rescued over 500 cows from them,” he said.

In the last five years, nearly 2,000 people have been accused of crimes related to the mistreatment of cows.

A lawyer told The Telegraph that many of his clients have paid huge sums of money to these vigilantes just to get their cases dropped in court.

It doesn’t always end so peacefully, however.

Just last month, two young Muslim men were abducted by Hindu vigilantes and burned to death in Haryana.

Mr Singh said he was not involved but understood why it had happened: “Cow slaughter should be banned across the country because there will obviously be a violent reaction to it from Hindus.”

Muslims ‘deprived of dignity’

More than 50 people are estimated to have been killed in similar cases across the country since 2015. The majority are Muslims or people from other minority groups.

These sorts of crimes are usually ignored or covered up by authorities amid an increasingly febrile atmosphere fuelled by the Hindu nationalist government.

“Hate speech by ruling BJP leaders and ideological affiliates has invited violence against Muslims in India – including over allegations of slaughtering cows – as part of their political campaign,” said Meenakshi Ganguly, the South Asia director at Human Rights Watch.

“In the grand scheme of things, this is one of the tools in their long list as to ways in which Muslims are deprived of economic wellbeing, dignity and equal rights as a citizen of this country,” added Syed Umar Aman, an independent research scholar of India’s political history.

“The calls for cow protection in India, which may have initially been made to attract Hindu votes, have now turned into an excuse for mobs to attack and kill members of minority groups violently.”

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...p&cvid=d4a65bdfcf24475d8577fb77369881b2&ei=22

 

[daytrader]

One Beaten To Death, Other Strangled: Senior Cop On Muslim Men's Killing
Nasir, 25, and Junaid, 35, were kidnapped by or cow vigilantes, in February on suspicion of cow smuggling

Policemen from Haryana have been called for questioning over the killings of two Muslim men on suspicion of cow-smuggling earlier this year, a senior police officer from Rajasthan has told NDTV, adding that there was a "huge lapse" on the part of officials in the neighbouring state.
In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Gaurav Srivastava, the inspector general of police in Bharatpur district, revealed new details about the kidnapping and killing of two men by cow vigilantes in February, including how they were killed before being burnt inside a vehicle.

"We have called some officials of the Haryana police for questioning. This was a huge administrative negligence on their part," he said.

Nasir, 25, and Junaid, 35, both residents of Ghatmeeka village in Bharatpur, were kidnapped by gau rakshaks, or cow vigilantes, on February 15 on suspicion of cow smuggling. They were savagely beaten, and their burnt bodies were found the next day.

According to Mr Srivastava, the cow vigilantes were in touch with some officials of the Haryana police and had first taken the victims to the police after beating them up.

The policemen, however, asked the vigilantes to take them somewhere else, instead of registering a case or providing medical assistance.

According to Mr Srivastava, Junaid was beaten to death by the vigilantes, but Nasir was still alive when they took them to Bhiwani in Haryana.

"Junaid was beaten to death on the way, but Nasir was still alive. The cow vigilantes took both of them to Bhiwani in Haryana. On reaching Bhiwani, they strangled Nasir to death and burnt the car by pouring petrol on both of their bodies," he said.

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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jun...han-officer-3948280#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll

 

[daytrader]

Muslim Man Accused Of Smuggling Beef, Killed By Mob In Maharashtra: Cops
Afan Ansari - the 32-year-old victim from Mumbai's Kurla - along with his aide Nasir Sheikh was transporting cattle meat in a car when they were allegedly intercepted and thrashed by cow vigilantes.

A man was beaten to death Saturday night allegedly by a group of cow vigilantes on suspicion of smuggling beef in Nashik district of Maharashtra.
Afan Ansari - the 32-year-old victim from Mumbai's Kurla - along with his aide Nasir Sheikh was transporting meat in a car when they were allegedly intercepted and thrashed by cow vigilantes.

Both of them were admitted to a hospital where one person died during treatment, police said.

"On reaching the spot, we found the car in a damaged condition. The injured men were inside the car and we admitted them to a nearby hospital where one of them died," said sub-inspector Sunil Bhamre.

The police have detained ten people so far in the case.

On the complaint of the injured person, we have registered a case of murder and rioting and are probing it, said the police.

Whether they were indeed transporting beef or not will be known only after the lab report comes, they added.

Earlier in March, the Maharashtra government approved a proposal to set up a commission to implement the law banning the slaughter of cows, eight years after the Bombay High Court upheld the validity of the Act banning cattle slaughter. The court said that a competent authority could enter, stop, and search any vehicle used for the export of a cow, bull or bullock and seize it. The court also upheld the prohibition on transporting flesh for the purpose of slaughter.

NDTV

 

[BouncerGuy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803563411332346272

 

[cricketjoshila]

Cow slaughtering is banned in Himachal and UP. He slaughtered a cow and then posted pics on social media.

Provoking a billion people by insulting their religion will not go unanswered.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Cow slaughtering is banned in Himachal and UP. He slaughtered a cow and then posted pics on social media.

Provoking a billion people by insulting their religion will not go unanswered.

I agree with you.

The man was being provocative or was just stupid.

Either way you can't play with the feelings of people in this way.

 

[cricketjoshila]

I agree with you.

The man was being provocative or was just stupid.

Either way you can't play with the feelings of people in this way.

I don't understand why people have to provoke other religious communities?

And i say this not only for those who slaughter cows in India, I say this for those as well who burn a holy book in Europe or lampoon religious figures.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Religious extremism is found everywhere. People should try not to provoke these people because they won't hesitate to hurt you for your actions. You don't have to be posting everything on the social media.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Religious extremism is found everywhere. People should try not to provoke these people because they won't hesitate to hurt you for your actions. You don't have to be posting everything on the social media.

This isn't extremist per say. This is breaking the law to deliberately provoke a response.

 

[BouncerGuy]

This isn't extremist per say. This is breaking the law to deliberately provoke a response.

The response was provoked because of religious beliefs.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

This isn't extremist per say. This is breaking the law to deliberately provoke a response.

Is mob violence in response to being provoked by social media not breaking the law?

 

[cricketjoshila]

The response was provoked because of religious beliefs.

And the person deliberately did this to provoke response.

 

[BouncerGuy]

And the person deliberately did this to provoke response.

When did I said that what the guy did was right.???

 

[cricketjoshila]

Is mob violence in response to being provoked by social media not breaking the law?

If you are crying fire in a crowded theatre, you should expect a stampede.

This was done deliberately to provoke hindus and insult their religion.

The guy probably thought since there is a congress government in Himachal, he will get away.

The guy is from Saharanpur UP. BJP recently lost that seat to a Muslim candidate who in past had made several provocative speeches, won't be surprised if that emboldened this person.

It looks like he wanted to incite a riot.

 

[cricketjoshila]

When did I said that what the guy did was right.???

This looks like an attempt to incite a riot.

 

[BouncerGuy]

This looks like an attempt to incite a riot.

Yes. It could be a deliberate attempt or it could be a show-off. You never know but people should avoid such theatrics.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

If you are crying fire in a crowded theatre, you should expect a stampede.

This was done deliberately to provoke hindus and insult their religion.

The guy probably thought since there is a congress government in Himachal, he will get away.

The guy is from Saharanpur UP. BJP recently lost that seat to a Muslim candidate who in past had made several provocative speeches, won't be surprised if that emboldened this person.

It looks like he wanted to incite a riot.

So you are saying that mob riots are a lawful response to social media posts? Is that right?

 

[RexRex]

If you are crying fire in a crowded theatre, you should expect a stampede.

This was done deliberately to provoke hindus and insult their religion.

^ Mobs and vigilante justice happen because they know they can get away with it. You are justifying this law breaking. No wonder India has a reputation of being a goonda raj, with such useless police forces.

 

[RexRex]

So you are saying that mob riots are a lawful response to social media posts? Is that right?

Mob riots aka saffron justice is encouraged by bhakts frequently. I've lost count of how many of them justified the 2001 Gujarat massacres.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

^ Mobs and vigilante justice happen because they know they can get away with it. You are justifying this law breaking. No wonder India has a reputation of being a goonda raj, with such useless police forces.

Pakistan also has a reputation for mob justice, I don't think educated people should be tacitly supporting it if they ever want to be seen as a first world country. Who would want to live in such a place?

 

[cricketjoshila]

^ Mobs and vigilante justice happen because they know they can get away with it. You are justifying this law breaking. No wonder India has a reputation of being a goonda raj, with such useless police forces.

The muslim guy broke the law.

Cow slaughter prevention law.

Then posted it on social media there by provoking followers of a religion, inciting riots, insulting and hurting religious feelings. He is going to go to jail for a long time.

You provoke a billion people, some will react. The police reached and saved the shop.

With leftist pseudos like you no wonder few think they can break the law.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Mob riots aka saffron justice is encouraged by bhakts frequently. I've lost count of how many of them justified the 2001 Gujarat massacres.

You seem to forget 59 people died in Godhra train massacre. You seem to think Hindus are to be killed and they should accept it.

 

[RexRex]

Pakistan also has a reputation for mob justice, I don't think educated people should be tacitly supporting it if they ever want to be seen as a first world country. Who would want to live in such a place?

Nobody would. Only people like joshilla, who endorse this kind of law breaking instead of condemning mobs. A normal human being would want these people to get arrested and not coddle them

 

[RexRex]

You seem to forget 59 people died in Godhra train massacre. You seem to think Hindus are to be killed and they should accept it.

^ another justification of innocent people dying, as if they had anything to do with Godhra

 

[RexRex]

Then posted it on social media there by provoking followers of a religion, inciting riots, insulting and hurting religious feelings. He is going to go to jail for a long time.

'hurt religious feelings' - the most abused phrase in the subcontinent.

Only childlike unemployed people can get their religious feelings hurt and go on a riot. Don't they have anything better to do with their lives ?

 

[Ahmed216]

^ another justification of innocent people dying, as if they had anything to do with Godhra

Why are people like joshila so quick to brand others as leftists , pseudo seculars, traitors etc? Kinda reminds me of what I read about nazi era

 

[cricketjoshila]

^ another justification of innocent people dying, as if they had anything to do with Godhra

Hindu Muslim relations are very sensitive and has a very long history of violence. Only a fool will think that either party will not respond to a grave provocation like that.

 

[cricketjoshila]

'hurt religious feelings' - the most abused phrase in the subcontinent.

Only childlike unemployed people can get their religious feelings hurt and go on a riot. Don't they have anything better to do with their lives ?

Hurting religious feelings is a crime under IPC.

Religion may not be important to you, it is important to millions and you can call them whatever you want.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

So you are saying that mob riots are a lawful response to social media posts? Is that right?

The mob response here has the same validity as the several violent protests for Quran burning cases in Europe, the comment by some BJP lady about Prophet's marriage and that crazy you tube movie about Prophet Muhammad.
The instigators knew their actions would trigger a response and thats what they got.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

The mob response here has the same validity as the several violent protests for Quran burning cases in Europe, the comment by some BJP lady about Prophet's marriage and that crazy you tube movie about Prophet Muhammad.
The instigators knew their actions would trigger a response and thats what they got.

So you believe mob violence is justified as a form of retribution for social media posts?

It's a simple enough question, I don't understand why people need to keep deflecting.

 

[uppercut]

It's a simple enough question, I don't understand why people need to keep deflecting.

You should be the absolute last person to complain about someone deflecting ... you are the master of the "art" of deflection

 

[BouncerGuy]

Indian state bans eating beef in public

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

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

However, the meat can still be purchased from shops and eaten within homes or private establishments in the state.

The consumption of beef is a sensitive issue in India, as cows are revered by Hindus, who comprise 80% of the country's population.

Several states ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - which is also in power in Assam - have cracked down heavily on cow slaughter in recent years.

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

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

In Assam, the sale and purchase of beef was banned in 2021 in areas where Hindus, Jains and Sikhs - who don't usually eat beef - live. That law also prohibited the sale of beef near temples.

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

The decision comes 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 - a charge denied by the BJP.

Congress legislator Rakibul Hussain had said that by "offering beef" to voters, the chief minister had "betrayed" his own party's Hindu nationalist values.

The statements sparked a political slugfest, with Sarma on Wednesday saying he was willing to impose a complete ban on beef in the state, if that's what the Congress wanted.

Meanwhile, other political parties have criticised the ban, saying it interfered with people's right to eat what they want.

“If they cannot ban beef in Goa or other northeastern states, why in Assam?” said Hafiz Rafiqul Islam, a member of the All India United Democratic Front.

The sale and consumption of beef is legal in some states, including Goa and Arunachal Pradesh, which are ruled by the BJP.

BBC

 

[sweep_shot]

Why are people like joshila so quick to brand others as leftists , pseudo seculars, traitors etc? Kinda reminds me of what I read about nazi era

BJP is like the Nazi Party in terms of thought process.

BJP should learn from history and check what happened to Nazis and other fascist parties in the past. They were all defeated and humiliated.

 

[Varun]

In India, you get the best beef down in Kerala.

 

[RexRex]

In India, you get the best beef down in Kerala.

Orthodox hindus are missing out on some real tasty dishes.

 

[gani999]

BJP is like the Nazi Party in terms of thought process.

BJP should learn from history and check what happened to Nazis and other fascist parties in the past. They were all defeated and humiliated.

Bangladesh should learn that too, with all the hindus being butchered openly by the self-appointed fascist regime there.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

BJP is like the Nazi Party in terms of thought process.

BJP should learn from history and check what happened to Nazis and other fascist parties in the past. They were all defeated and humiliated.

Nazis learnt from the original eliminator of civilizations and cultures!
and yes, you are BJP should better learn from history.

 

[sweep_shot]

Cow Vigilantism is terrorism.

Countries worldwide should declare Indian cow vigilante mobs as designated terrorists.