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Employees protested a canteen beef ban by serving the staple with parotta, highlighting cultural rights and alleging harassment by the new regional manager, with political support backing their cause.
- Canara Bank employees in Kochi protested on August 28, 2025, by serving beef outside their office against an alleged ban in the canteen.
- The protest followed the newly appointed regional manager's directive stopping beef service, which employees linked to alleged mental harassment.
- The protest, initially about abusive behavior, shifted focus to opposing the beef ban, with a symbolic beef feast expressing cultural and political resistance.
- Left-Backed independent MLA KT Jaleel expressed his support for the protest, stating that Kerala would not permit any influence from Sangh Parivar groups and highlighting that the Constitution guarantees the right to choose one’s food.
- The protest underscores ongoing tensions over the 2017 central directive restricting cattle slaughter and highlights local resistance to cultural impositions in Kerala.
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Bank employees in Kerala protest against beef ban in canteen
A Canara Bank branch in Kerala’s Kochi city organised a beef protest by eating meat in public, after the newly appointed regional manager allegedly imposed a ban in the canteen. The protest was staged on Friday, August 28, outside the office. The Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) had initially planned a protest outside the office, serving beef and parotta, Kerala’s iconic combo, to oppose manager Ashwini Kumar’s alleged mental harassment…
Canara Bank Employees Hold ‘Beef Fest’ To Protest Canteen Ban in Kerala - Clarion India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — Employees of Canara Bank in Ernakulam staged a unique protest on Friday by organising a “beef fest” after a newly appointed manager allegedly banned the canteen from serving beef. The protest was led by the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI). Members said they were initially preparing to demonstrate against the manager’s alleged insulting behaviour and mental harassment. However, after the food ban, they decided to ex…
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