Guwahati, June 8 -- The Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, warned against the illegal cattle slaughter and sale of beef after the police detected several incidents of illegal cattle slaughter from different parts of the state on the occasion of Eid Ul Zuha.
Taking to social media on Sunday, Sarma said, "While our Constitution guarantees the right to religious freedom, it equally upholds the rule of law and public order. This Eid-ul-Zuha, disturbing incidents of illegal cattle slaughter and recovery of cattle parts were reported from multiple locations across Assam."
He said that 5 cases of cattle parts were found, including near Cotton University (Kamrup M), Dhubri, Hojai, and Sribhumi (Bagargool).
"5 illegal slaughter sites unco...