Report: Beef Reportedly Disappearing From Menus in India's West Bengal Amid Supply Squeeze
Al Jazeera reports that beef is becoming scarce in West Bengal after the BJP's rise to power in the state, prompting residents to alter their diets.
Beef is becoming increasingly difficult to find in India's West Bengal state, according to a report published by Al Jazeera, which said the change has followed the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the region.
The report said that as supplies of beef have grown harder to obtain, the item is vanishing from menus across the state, forcing some residents to change their eating habits.
Al Jazeera did not specify in the available excerpt the precise mechanisms behind the reported supply disruption, though cow slaughter and beef sales have long been contentious issues in parts of India, where the BJP and affiliated groups have supported stricter restrictions on cattle slaughter in states they govern, citing religious and cultural sentiments tied to the reverence of cows in Hinduism.
West Bengal, a state with a significant Muslim minority and a history of beef consumption among various communities, has traditionally had more liberal access to beef compared with several BJP-ruled states that have imposed bans or heavy restrictions on cattle slaughter and beef trade.
The full details of the report, including specific accounts from residents, traders or officials, were not available in the source excerpt reviewed. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
Sources
- BJP effect: Beef is vanishing from India’s Bengal, forcing diet changes — Al Jazeera — All
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