The case has been registered against entities such as the Halal India Private Limited Chennai, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Halal Trust Delhi, Halal Council of India Mumbai, Jamiat Ulama Maharashtra and others for allegedly exploiting religious sentiments to boost sales by providing halal certificates to customers of a specific religion, the UP government said in a statement on Saturday.
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The Yogi Adityanath-led dispensation in Uttar Pradesh has forbidden the production, storage, distribution, and sale of food products with the Halal certification with immediate effect, according to an official release.
This decision was taken a few hours after an official spokesperson voiced that the halal tag was being exploited to spread “propaganda” and manipulate “religious sentiment”.