When asked about protests against the government’s ban on sale of cattle for slaughter, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who was in #Aizwal clarified that the Centre will not impose any restrictions on one’s choice of food.

However, even as Singh spoke, scores of people in the Mizoram capital participated in a “beef ban bashing banquet” organised by a local organisation, according to PTI.

Thousands braced heavy rainfall to gather at Vanapa Hall where the festival was held by the Zolife Group and other activists.

In March, the BJP had indicated that its call for a ban on beef is not applicable to states in the country’s North East however other Northeastern states have also protested against the Centre’s new rule.

In Meghalaya, two senior BJP leaders and 5,000 workers had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party as a mark of their protest against the ban. On Monday, the Meghalaya Assembly had passed a resolution against a central government notification.

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