Friday, March 20, 2015

Mumbai's beef ban: A swipe at cultural diversity...

Akachi Vergis' family has always looked forward to celebrating Easter with her homemade scotch eggs: hard-boiled eggs wrapped in meat.

But this year, she is worried the beef she uses to make the dish will not be available. "I don't think it will work with any other meat," she said, "so we will have to do without the dish on our table."

Vergis, a Christian, is one of many Mumbai residents who are feeling the effect of the beef ban that came into effect this month in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

The law has drawn strong criticism in Mumbai from consumers as well as suppliers of meat, who argue it will hurt their business.

Cows are revered in Hinduism, and protection of the animal can be an emotional issue: last month, for instance, Maharashtra beef traders reported that right-wing Hindus were attacking vehicles carrying cattle to slaughterhouses, and beating the drivers. Full story...

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