Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh asked Bihar Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar to ban the sale of “halal certified” products, calling it a “jihad”
aimed at the “Islamisation of businesses”, on Thursday.
Singh, who represents the State’s Begusarai Lok Sabha seat, also shared
on X a copy of a letter he wrote to Kumar on Wednesday, urging him to take a
leaf out of the book of Yogi Adityanath government in neighbouring Uttar
Pradesh.
In a video statement, he said, “The sale of halal-certified products is
akin to the Jizya tax that was imposed on non-Muslims in the medieval era.
Previous governments of the Congress and its allies have put up with this
because of vote bank concerns and politics of appeasement.”
“The ‘tukde tukde’ gang has made it possible for such products to be
available in every nook and corner of Bihar. Halal certification involves
consecration in the name of the Quran, just like consecration through mantras
in Hindu tradition. Sanatan Dharma is under attack. Unbridled sale of Halal
products will pave way for Sharia rule,” alleged Singh, who also claimed that
the phenomenon was “linked to terrorist activities”.
PTI
