Assam govt imposes complete ban on beef consumption in hotels, public places

The Assam government has decided to ban serving and consumption of beef in restaurants hotels and public places Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on WednesdayA decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet to amend the existing law on beef consumption to incorporate the new provisions AssamBeefBan pictwittercomNhda2uQ3Gtmdash Himanta Biswa Sarma himantabiswa December 4 2024We have decided to ban serving and consumption of beef in restaurants hotel and public places he saidHimanta Biswa Sarma said the current law on beef consumption is strong but there has been no prohibition in consumption of beef at restaurants hotels and religious or social gathering so farNow we have decided to make the law stronger to put a complete ban on consumption of beef in public places too in Assam he saidThe chief minister said the meeting of the state cabinet which he attended virtually from Delhi also decided to broaden the road connecting Guwahatis Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi airport to the city from four lane to six laneHe said a cabinet expansion will take place on December 7 when a few new ministers will take oathBriefing about his series of meetings he had in the national capital Sarma said during his interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi he had submitted proposals for approval of various projects worth Rs 1 lakh croreThese projects include enhancement of capacity of Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemical Limited to five million tonne expansion of the Namrup fertiliser plant at a cost of Rs 10000 crore and Guwahati ring road projectsSarma said his government is also planning to built an expressway from Guwahati to Silchar through Meghalaya at a cost of Rs 25000 crore which will reduce the travel time between the two cities to just five hours from the present 12 hoursAssam CM trying to camouflage his failure Congress Gaurav GogoiCongress leader Gaurav Gogoi criticised the Assam governments decision to ban the consumption and sale of beef in the state accusing Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of trying to divert attention from the BJPs recent loss in the Jharkhand Assembly electionsGogoi emphasised that the people of Assam would similarly hold the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP accountable for corruption misgovernance and accumulation of wealth in the next electionBJP MP Saikia supports Assam govts decision to ban consumption of beefSupporting Assam government for banning the consumption of beef in restaurants and public places BJP MP from Darrang Udalguri Assam Dilip Saikia on Wednesday said that this decision has no communal angle but has been made in favour of the Sanatana culture of IndiaAssam cabinet has decided to ban beef in public places I support this decision Cows are considered as a mother in the Sanatana culture Beef is a restricted food in the Sanatana culture We dont object to its consumption in private but serving beef in public places as most people consider it inedibleThis decision has no communal angle but has been made in the favour of the Sanatana culture of India Dilip Saikia told ANIWith inputs from PTI and ANI