New Delhi: The Government of Assam on Wednesday decided to ban the consumption of beef in public places, hotels and restaurants.
This was decided in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma virtually from the conference hall of Assam House in New Delhi.
The Chief Minister said that with the Cabinet decision, there will be total prohibition of beef in public places and in hotels and restaurants with immediate effect.
“There will be no consumption of beef in public places and in hotels and restaurants with immediate effect,” Sarma said.
The Chief Minister said that the decision to ban beef in public places and hotels and restaurants will further strengthen the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021.
Sarma said the current law on beef consumption is strong but there has been no prohibition on the consumption of beef at restaurants, hotels, and religious or social gatherings so far.
“Now, we have decided to make the law stronger to put a complete ban on the consumption of beef in public places too in Assam,” he said.
The cabinet meeting on Wednesday also decided to place the Sanskrit Tols and Pali Tols under the Directorate of Secondary Education from the existing Directorate of Higher Education.
