Firebrand BJP leader from Bihar made his supporters take the pledge that they will henceforth not spoil their ‘dharma’ by eating halal meat. Union minister and firebrand BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Sunday urged meat-eating Hindus to consume only ‘jhatka’, the flesh of animals slaughtered by a single blow of the blade. Singh also made his supporters in his Begusarai parliamentary constituency take the pledge that they will henceforth not spoil their ‘dharma’ by eating halal meat. Talking to reporters, he said, “I admire the Muslims who make it a…
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