Union Minister Giriraj Singh Writes to Bihar CM, Advocates Ban on Halal Products6Photo© hindustantimes.com

Union Minister Giriraj Singh Writes to Bihar CM, Advocates Ban on Halal Products

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Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday asked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to ban the sale of "halal certified" products, calling it a "jihad" aimed at the "Islamisation of businesses".

Mr Singh, who represents the state's Begusarai Lok Sabha seat, also shared on X a copy of a letter he wrote to Kumar on Wednesday, urging him to take a leaf out of the book of Yogi Adityanath government in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.

In a video statement, he said, "The sale of halal-certified products is akin to the Jizya tax that was imposed on non-Muslims in the medieval era. Previous governments of the Congress and its allies have put up with this because of vote bank concerns and politics of appeasement."