Say No to Halal Banners Appear at Hyderabad Temples During Bonalu Festival
In Hyderabad, during the ongoing Bonalu festivities, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) put up banners at temples in the Karwan and Jiyaguda areas. The banners read “Dear Hindus, Say No To Halal,” urging Hindus to avoid halal products during festivals.
These posters were installed by Rakshit Sagar, an RSS member and the BJYM Zilla IT social media convenor. Sagar urged the Hindu community in Hyderabad to refrain from consuming halal products during their festivals.
Sagar shared his message on social media, posting, “Jai Mata Di… Installed Say No to Halal Banners at various temples in Karwan and Jiyaguda areas of Bhagyanagar. Appeal to my Hindu bandhas to boycott HALAL and its products at least during our festivals.”
His social media account is followed by several prominent BJP leaders, including Union Minister and Secunderabad MP G Kishan Reddy, Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri, and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya.
Many Hindu right-wing organizations have been vocal against the use of halal food items. They have been demanding that the central government introduce a law to ban halal food, claiming that its consumption by the Muslim community is allegedly affecting the businesses of Hindu food traders.
