Assam bans serving and eating beef in restaurants, public places
The decision was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet to amend the existing law on beef consumption, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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The Assam government on Wednesday banned the serving and eating beef at restaurants, hotels or public places in the state.
At a press conference, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the decision was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet to amend the existing law on beef consumption and incorporate the new provisions.
The Assam Cattle Preservation Act, which was passed in August 2021, prohibits the sale and purchase of beef and beef products in areas “predominantly inhabited by Hindu, Jain, Sikh and other non-beef eating communities” or within five kilometres of a temple or a sattra, a Vaishnavite monastery. It also places tight restrictions on cattle transportation.
आज असम मंत्रिमंडल ने राज्य के होटलों, रेस्टोरेंट्स और सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर गोमांस पर प्रतिबंध लगाने का निर्णय लिया है।#AssamBeefBan pic.twitter.com/Nhda2uQ3Gt— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 4, 2024
On Wednesday, Sarma said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state 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”.
He added: “Earlier our decision was to stop eating beef near temples. But now we have expanded it to the entire state that you will not be able to eat it in any community place, public place, hotel or...
