Guwahati: In a historic decision the Assam government on December 4 imposed a ban on the sale of beef in hotels, and restaurants in the state. The government also banned beef consumption in any public functions in the state.
Announcing the decision CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a press conference that the matter of beef consumption in public events was raised by the Congress MP Rokibul Hussain and Pradesh Congress president Bhupen Bora. The matter was discussed in the state cabinet meeting and the cabinet decided to ban the sale of beef in hotel, restaurants in the state. Moreover the consumption of beef in social events was also banned by the state cabinet,he added. The state cabinet was held through video conference as CM Sarma is in Delhi. He announced the decision of the cabinet in a press briefing in the national capital.
#WATCH | Delhi: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says, "…In Assam, we have decided that beef will not be served in any restaurant or hotel and also it will not be served in any public function or public place, so from today we have completely decided to stop the consumption of beef… pic.twitter.com/B4URmVRBTW
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2024
It should be mentioned that the BJP led Assam government has already banned the slaughtering of cows in the state through the Assam cattle protection act 2021. Thousands of cow smugglers were arrested by police and security agencies in the last 8 years in the state.
Earlier Congress MP Rokibul Hussain alleged that BJP won the by-election in Samaguri constituency by offering beef to woo them.CM Sarma in reply to the allegation said that Congress knew it better whether election could be win by offering beef or not as Rokibul Hussain was the MLA of the minority dominated constituency for 24 years. BJP’s Diplu Ranjan Sharma won the November 13 by-election with over 25000 votes defeating the Congress candidate and MP Rokibul Hussain’s son.
