SocietyBJP effect: Beef disappears from Bengal menus, forcing dietary changes

Beef supplies have sharply declined in West Bengal since the BJP came to power. A government notice requires certificates for bovine slaughter, while meat-trade licence renewals remain stalled after Kolkata’s municipal corporation was dissolved. The restrictions have left restaurants and markets short of beef, pushed up prices and narrowed menus.

India politicsWest Bengalbeef supplydietary changes

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