Meat crackdown leaves shortage in India's Uttar Pradesh

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India's most populous state is running out of meat, as tens of thousands of meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh close in protest over a government crackdown on slaughterhouses operating without licences or adequate paperwork.

After the Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in Uttar Pradesh earlier this month on the back of a resounding electoral victory and named a Hindu priest-cum-politician as the state's chief minister, the government began cracking down on illegal slaughterhouses and meat shops.

The new chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, is a strong supporter of laws protecting cows, which are revered by devout Hindus, and has publicly opposed beef consumption.

The slaughter of cows and the consumption of beef are taboo for most Hindus. Their slaughter is barred by law in most Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh.

More: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/meat-crackdown-leaves-shortage-india-uttar-pradesh-170327074548976.html

[Fishrrman]

"India's most populous state is running out of meat, as tens of thousands of meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh close in protest over a government crackdown on slaughterhouses operating without licences or adequate paperwork."
"The slaughter of cows and the consumption of beef are taboo for most Hindus. Their slaughter is barred by law in most Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh."

Hmmmm.....

Exactly what kind of "meat" are they killing in those slaughterhouses?