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.
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 "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 not 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.