BJP national general secretary CT Ravi has compared Halal meat to ‘economic jihad’. Ravi said that ‘halal’ is used like a jihad so that Muslims should not do business with others.
“When they think that Halal meat should be used, what is wrong in saying that it should not be used,” Ravi said.
Halal meat is dear to Muslims, but for Hindus, it is somebody’s leftover, the BJP leader said.
Why should you insist on Hindus buying Halal meat from Muslims?
Halal has been designed in a planned way so that the products should be purchased only from Muslims and not others, he added.
“When Muslims refuse to buy meat from Hindus, why should you insist on Hindus to buy from them? What right people have to even ask this,” PTI quoted Ravi as saying.
When asked about the call to boycott Halal meat, the BJP leader said such trade practices are not one-way traffic but two-way.
“If Muslims agree to eat non-Halal meat, then Hindus will also use Halal meat, he added.
His statement comes after right-wing activists on social media urged Hindus to boycott Halal meat after Ugadi, which is the Hindu New Year festival.
Hindu youths should not spoil the state: HD Kumaraswamy
A day after Ugadi, a section of “non-vegetarian” Hindus offer meat to God and celebrate the New Year.
This development comes close on the heels of a ban on Muslim vendors around temples during the Hindu religious fairs in parts of Karnataka.
Meanwhile, former Chief Minister and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy condemned the statement made by the BJP leader and asked Hindu youths not to “spoil” the state.
Reminding those inciting people that they would not be in the world forever, he said they should not ruin the peace and harmony in Karnataka.
The JD(S) second-in-command also blamed Congress for the rise in communal politics.
