BEGUSARAI — Union Rural Development Minister and firebrand BJP leader Giriraj Singh, known for controversial statesmen on Sunday, said Hindus should give up eating halal meat and consume only ‘jhatka’, the flesh of animals slaughtered by a single blow of the blade.
Giriraj Singh made a plea to the effect in his Begusarai parliamentary constituency where he also made his supporters take the pledge that they will henceforth not spoil their ‘dharma’ by eating halal meat.
He said, “I admire the Muslims who make it a point to consume only halal meat. Now Hindus should demonstrate a similar commitment to their own religious traditions,” reports PTI.
“The Hindu way of slaughter is jhatka. Whenever Hindus perform ‘bali’ (animal sacrifice), they do so in a single stroke. As such, they must not corrupt themselves by eating halal meat. They must always stick to jhatka,” said Singh.
The Union Minister also stressed the need for a new business model in which there would be abattoirs and shops selling only jhatka meat.
Notably, a few weeks ago, Singh had also written a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to ban the sale of food products labelled as “halal”, drawing inspiration from the Yogi Adityanath government in adjoining Uttar Pradesh.
Replying to another query, the Union minister taunted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for coming out with a “delayed” response to the recent security breach in Parliament.
The BJP leader, however, also slammed Gandhi for linking the breach to unemployment and price rise, issues that the persons who entered the premises carrying smoke canisters had sought to highlight.
Replying to another query, the Union minister taunted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for coming out with a “delayed” response to the recent security breach in Parliament.
The BJP leader, however, slammed Mr Gandhi for linking the breach to unemployment and price rise, issues that the persons who entered the premises carrying smoke canisters had sought to highlight. (With Inputs fro agency)
