Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the state government would look into the ‘serious objections’ raised over ‘halal’ meat. Responding to queries at a news conference, Bommai said that the government “had to study (the issue) in its entirety. It has nothing to do with rules. It was a practice that was going on. Now, serious objections are raised. We will take a look into it,” he said.

Bommai said that the government will clarify it’s stand on the issue soon. The government will study the demands of these groups and assess whether there is any truth in their claims, the CM said. ‘We will make our stand known later. Various organisations will be doing their own campaigns, we know what to respond to and what not to. Where it is required, we will respond. We don’t (respond), when it is not required,’ he said when asked to give clarity on a campaign to boycott halal by Hindu organisations.

Chief Minister also said as far as his government is concerned there are ‘only wings of growth’, and no right wing or left wing. Some right-wing groups have given a call to boycott halal meat, ahead of ‘varshadodaku’, the day after Ugadi when many communities in the state have a non-vegetarian feast.

Meanwhile, BJP national general secretary C T Ravi on Tuesday had even called halal food ‘economic jihad’.

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