India's 'vegetarian nationalism': Hindu fundamentalists target meat eaters • FRANCE 24 English

Across India, measures targeting meat consumption have amplified since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected in 2014, from the closure of meat shops to increasing the jail term for cow slaughtering. Hindu extremists are leading this wave of "vegetarian nationalism". Butchers in the state of Haryana, who are predominantly Muslim, have been forced to close their shops every Tuesday, while "cow protectors" stop and search vehicles they suspect of transporting the animals – actions that can turn deadly. According to a 2019 Human Rights Watch report, at least 44 people have been killed by "cow protectors" in India since 2015. Thirty-six of them were Muslims. Our correspondents report.

[prathamgodbole]

Proud to be a hindu meat eater. Just try to stop me

[bepositive]

Lol 😂😂 if college not allowing go out of the college and eat it. The girl was shouting as if her father pension is stopped by the govt.

[essee]

The college is founded by Arya Samaj who follow vegetarianism. You wish to eat non-veg, you can have it outside campus or take admission in thousands of other colleges.

[WinterGK]

Not killing animals is a good thing and vegetarianism is much more climate friendly, so it is hard to be angry about this, but that still doesn't change that people should make these choices willingly.

[combatcritique]

"Any claim for the sharing of power by the minority is called communalism while the monopolizing of the whole power by the majority is called nationalism.” - Dr. B.R Ambedkar

[endwestimperialism]

If you want to stay in india, u will have to respect local culture😠🚩

[krishnagurung]

i eat meat but i respect veg hindus i'm also hindu from nepal. jai shri ram, jai gau mata

[schr]

Grow up, dog meat and horse meat is banned in the west 😂

[satyamjnu]

Vegetarianism abhi to India me fail rha age Europe me na faila Diya to khna

[crimzon]

And why France is doing that ?
Indians :- see world affair by prasant Dhawan sir .he already knew it 😮

[shivamyadav-uizs]

Your divide and rule policy in the name of human rights not gonna work, everyone can see how you choosing specific event to create anti Modi or anti BJP propaganda, Modi will come back again, hasta la vista

[venkataraghotham]

Why is defense of Animal Rights so difficult to understand

[loveisall]

And this nation thinks it is civilized.

[ahsanurr]

I think this would make me to become a vegetarian

[Beyonder]

After watching this video I feel hungry for some cow meat haha😂😂

[nothindu..kattarhindu]

Good job by authorities 🥳. They are not selling porks as well ? Does France will raise this issue ? 🤔

[vatsalgupta]

Closing down on just Tuesdays(4/31days), on the day which is a slow day for meat business in general for India, causes 25% fall in income, I don't know where they brought up that statistic

[Samurai-hvck]

Vegetarianism in India has nothing to do with Hinduism or Modi. Your reporter is wrong and biased.

[owlnyc]

I did not know that "Tuesday" was a scared day of the Hindu religion.

[gabrielfrost]

This is what india becomes under authoritarian regime of modi.