“Halal Certification Ban: India to combat nefarious private-political nexus by emulating UP government’s action plan”, Organiser, May 19, 2024:
“In November 2023, the issue of Halal certification on meat and meat-based food products as also other items including vegetarian food products came into spotlight, with the UP Government proposing to clamp down on this practice. The issue of Halal certification had highlighted the matter of unfair practices, sometimes even backed by unfair laws running in the country.
And when these practices are professed, promoted and propagated by politicians, the issues become complicated and messy. In such circumstances, it becomes necessary to lay bare the principles of propriety and equality and review the popular practices which become controversial.
In the matter of foodstuffs which are a pure consumer item of basic necessity, the country’s 1.4 billion population is served by one set of laws and rules/regulations based thereon…..”
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