BJP should condemn Swamy s comments on beef-eating

Panaji April 13 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Thursday demanded that the Manohar Parrikar-led coalition government in the state should openly condemn BJP leader Subramanian Swamy s comments about weaning away Goans from beef-eating habits.

Addressing a press conference party spokesperson Agnelo Fernandes said that Swamy s comments about altering local food habits was an ominous sign.

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar should demand an explanation from Swamy and condemn his statement. More than one-third of Goa comprises of minorities who eat beef. Such a statement is a warning for all of us Fernandes told reporters here.

Swamy in an interview last week had said that it was time that beef-eating habits in Goa were altered.

With the BJP not speaking about Swamy s statements it is clear that the party is protecting Swamy who has been making insensitive and condemnable statements while raking up the beef issue and Goan eating habits vis-a-vis beef consumption Fernandes said.

--IANS
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