Halal Meat Issue

All meat and its products to be exported as 'halal certified' only if it is produced, processed and packed under a valid certificate issued by a certification body, according to the commerce ministry's draft guidelines.

After the confrontation over Muslim students wearing hijab on campus, the latest flashpoint in Karnataka seems to be halal meat.

A day after Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said his government will look into "serious objection" raised against 'halal' meat, some Bajrang Dal activists allegedly attacked a Muslim vendor in Bhadravathi on Thursday, police said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the state government will look into 'halal' meat issue as "serious objections" have now been raised about it.

All meat and its products to be exported as 'halal certified' only if it is produced, processed and packed under a valid certificate issued by a certification body, according to the commerce ministry's draft guidelines.

After the confrontation over Muslim students wearing hijab on campus, the latest flashpoint in Karnataka seems to be halal meat.

A day after Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said his government will look into "serious objection" raised against 'halal' meat, some Bajrang Dal activists allegedly attacked a Muslim vendor in Bhadravathi on Thursday, police said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the state government will look into 'halal' meat issue as "serious objections" have now been raised about it.