They are wilding on this anti-Muslim agenda. The CM in charge of that state is a radical right-wing Hindu Nationalist priest and supposed to be the leading candidate for India's next PM too. He's basically Stephen Miller in a robe.
The "BJP" is a Hindu Nationalist political party that runs the state. Literally ONE guy from the youth wing filed a complaint with the police that Halal certificates were unfair cause then Muslims buy those products instead of the Hindu stuff, and the state used that excuse to remove all Halal products from the shelf in the entire state.
All over the state products are certified veg-only and other labels for Hindu benefit, but I'm sure they ain't removing those.
I really never thought I'd live in this timeline. From the acceleration of anti-black sentiment in America (affirmative action, voter suppression, gerrymandering) to the anti-immigrant hate in Europe to the anti-Muslim shyt in India and some other Asian countries, it's like right-wing racism has gotten this massive fukking rocket boost and is just openly flaunting itself across the world.
UP govt bans sale of halal-certified products with immediate effect
UP govt bans sale of halal-certified products with immediate effect
Earlier on Saturday, an official spokesperson had claimed that the tag was being used to spread “propaganda” and “exploit religious sentiment”.
indianexpress.com
The Uttar Pradesh government has banned products sold with a halal certification, hours after an official spokesperson claimed that the tag was being used to spread “propaganda” and “exploit religious sentiment”.
The government spokesperson said: “Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to clamp down on the illicit practice of issuing ‘halal certificates’ to food and cosmetic products without proper authority”.
“The state is likely to impose a ban soon and now, halal-certified products will not be sold in Uttar Pradesh… Under the guise of religion, unrestrained propaganda is being spread among a particular class,” he added.
The development comes a day after police in Lucknow booked a company and three organisations for providing “illegal halal certificates” to retail products sold in the state.
Police had filed a case on the sale of products with “illegal halal certificates” after a BJP youth wing member filed a complaint claiming that “some companies have started certifying products as halal in order to increase their sale among a community” and that the practice is like “toying with the public’s faith”.
The "BJP" is a Hindu Nationalist political party that runs the state. Literally ONE guy from the youth wing filed a complaint with the police that Halal certificates were unfair cause then Muslims buy those products instead of the Hindu stuff, and the state used that excuse to remove all Halal products from the shelf in the entire state.
All over the state products are certified veg-only and other labels for Hindu benefit, but I'm sure they ain't removing those.
I really never thought I'd live in this timeline. From the acceleration of anti-black sentiment in America (affirmative action, voter suppression, gerrymandering) to the anti-immigrant hate in Europe to the anti-Muslim shyt in India and some other Asian countries, it's like right-wing racism has gotten this massive fukking rocket boost and is just openly flaunting itself across the world.
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