Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary C.T. Ravi on Tuesday, March 29, said that halal meat is part of “economic jihad” being carried out by the Muslim community.

“When Muslims refuse to buy meat from Hindus, why should you insist Hindus to buy from them?” the BJP legislator from Chikmagalur said in Bengaluru.

He further said that such trade practices are a two-way street. “If Muslims agree to eat non-halal meat, then Hindus will also use halal meat.”

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