From Constituent Assembly to Azam Khan, Indian Muslims have supported cow slaughter ban
- The cow slaughter and beef ban have led to many incidents of violence targeting India’s Muslims in recent years, emboldened by the political climate of Hindutva.
- There were two prominent Muslim leaders in India’s Constituent Assembly who had advocated for a national ban on cow slaughter.
- Both Muslim members of the Constituent Assembly, Lari and Saadulla, had demolished the idea that the demand for a ban on cow slaughter had anything to do with economy or agriculture.
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- Muslim leaders like Azam Khan are still saying the same.
Wednesday, 16 October 2019