BJP Kerala Vice President Major Ravi criticized Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's beef ban, saying it sends the wrong message and creates communal tension. Ravi emphasized that "beef is not cow" and people should understand the difference before imposing a ban.
Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan on Thursday hit out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for imposing a complete ban on beef consumption in hotels, and public places in Assam.
Kerala Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan on Thursday said that the beef ban by the Assam government is an "agenda of Sangh Parivar" who are trying to "make a split among people."
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday said that the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is "trying to hide" defeat in Jharkhand by implementing beef ban "conspiracy" in Assam.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday termed the Assam government's decision to ban beef consumption in restaurants and public places as "nothing political about it."
A day after an assassination attempt, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday arrived at Takhat Sri Kesgarh Sahib in Anandpur Sahib to perform 'seva'.
After the Assam government banned the consumption of beef in restaurants and public places, Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed attacked the state government and accused them of following the principles of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Supporting the Assam government for banning the consumption of beef in restaurants, and public places, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Darrang- Udalguri, Assam, Dilip Saikia on Wednesday said that this decision has no communal angle but has been made in favour of the Sanatana culture of India