# BJP effect: Beef disappears from Bengal menus, forcing dietary changes

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-15 06:15 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/15/bjp-effect-beef-is-vanishing-from-indian-bengal-forcing-diet-changes?traffic_source=rss

> 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.