Hindus in Bengaluru rebuke Hindutva Sangh regarding their push to ban Muslim halal meat and tell them not to divide them and to go away.
A Bengaluru Hindu told a member of the Sangh, “No need to give awareness to us about halal cut, if you want, go to Muslim areas, we will assist you. We all have knowledge here, no need for your Gyan on this issue, we are all living as brothers don’t simply create divisions, you can leave” Bangalore Hindus to Sanghis.”
"No need to give awareness to us about HALAL CUT, if you want go to Muslim areas, we will assist you. We all have knowledge here, no need for your Gyan on this issue, we are all living as brothers don't simply create divisions, you can leave"
Bangalore Hindus to Sanghis. pic.twitter.com/DiLoO53RAF— Mohammed Irshad H (@Shaad_Bajpe) March 30, 2022
Well done and Proud of my hindu brothers. Thank for you support brothers.
— AM🇮🇳🇵🇸 (@ahmed_sf) March 30, 2022
Well done and Proud of my Hindu brothers. Thank for you your support brothers.
Awesome! This is all we want. Peace and more peace. These saffron goondas should be shown their place! Thank you to this brave group!
— Sangita (@Sanginamby) March 30, 2022
Finally, no? Finally people are getting fed up…
— Ajay Kamath (@ajay43) March 30, 2022
Karnataka CM Not Getting a Wind of the People
Meanwhile, the CM of Karnataka, Basavaraj Somappa Bommai probably thinks his hijab stunt well and emboldened says his government will look into the demand of banning ‘halal’ meat as some rightist groups calling upon Hindus not to buy “halal-cut” meat.
Leaders from some right-wing groups and BJP functionaries including the party national general secretary CT Ravi have asked Hindus to ban halal-cut meat. This comes ahead of the Ugadi festivals when people feast on meat the next day of the festival beginning a storm amid the fight over various issues hijab issue and banning Muslim traders in temple fairs.
Bommai said severe complaints have been raised over the “halal-cut” meat and the government wants to look into the issue in its entirety before taking a stand on it. He said, “It has just now started and we need to study it in its entirety. It has nothing to do with rules or anything of that sort. It is only a practice going on. Now some serious objections have been raised on this and we will look into it,” said Bommai on the objections to halal meat, in a press conference.
Responding to the question over its impact on law and order, Bommai said: “We have ensured that harmony and law and order are not affected so far and we will ensure it in the future as well.” Responding to a query on 61 progressive writers and thinkers writing to him about the rising communal tension in Karnataka, Bommai: “We will study the content of the letter and we will decide on how to address the issues they have raised.” On the growing trend of right-wing organizations taking the centre stage, he said: “As far as my government is concerned, there are only the wings of growth. There is no right-wing or left in the spectrum. We are interested in ensuring peace, development, and security for the common man.”
The former chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy raised the issue in the legislative assembly as he took part in a debate on electoral reforms. “After the row over students wearing Hijab in classrooms and banning Muslim traders in temple fiars, the public discourse is now on halal meat. The miscreants who want to disturb the communal harmony have brought this to the fore and circulated WhatsApp messages on banning halal meat during Ugadi celebrations. The media should not highlight this and people should not heed such messages,” said Kumaraswamy.
Defending the BJP colleagues on the issue, revenue minister R Ashoka intervened and said Muslims never buy meat that is not “halal-cut” and they should also be advised against discrimination. Former Speaker and congress member KR Ramesh Kumar said it is an age-old practice of Muslims to adhere to halal food and one should not make an issue out of it for electoral gains.
Halal meat adheres to Islamic law. Halal is an Arabic word that translates to “permissible” in English. In the Quran, the word halal is contrasted with haram (forbidden). According to which slaughtering of animals or poultry involves killing through a cut windpipe. The Muslims consider “Halal meat better because it does not cause pain to the animal, whereby stress hormones are not released in the system. After slaughter, blood is drained from the animal’s arteries, ejecting most toxins because the heart continues to pump for a few seconds after slaughter. In jhatka, not all the blood is drained, leaving the meat tougher and drier.
Bid for Unity Among Hindus and Muslims in Karnataka
Meantime, there is a move among Hindus and Muslims in the locality to move for unity. The Ashtore Fair (Jathra) in Bidar taluk, created a utopian glue when various religious people, including Hindus and Muslims, held the fair. Worship, Prasada delivery, bhajans, and discourse by all devotees of this dazzling peace-bonding fair. The highlight of the fair is that all the devotees, regardless of caste, creed, sect, or religion, participated and it was a marvelous attempt to crush all the communal politics played out in Karnataka.
While there is a political bid to divide Hindus and Muslims by certain factions in the BJP in Kanataka, it may not succeed.
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The Ashtore fair in Bidar taluk has formed an attachment. Various religious figures, including Hindus and Muslims, held the fair.
The highlight of the fair is that all the devotees, regardless of caste, creed, sect or religion, participate.https://t.co/WRhCe0kmRZ
— Manjoor Ahmed (@ManjoorPoet) March 30, 2022