Special Exemption for Eid Animal Sacrifice? Wayanad Police Grants Beard Approval Under Muslim League-Cong Govt

Special Exemption for Eid Animal Sacrifice? Wayanad Police Grants Beard Approval Under Muslim League-Cong Govt

It has hardly been two days since the Muslim League-backed UDF government led by the Congress came to power in Kerala, and a controversial permission granted by the police has already sparked discussion. An ASP office in Priyanka Gandhi’s Wayanad constituency granted permission to a Muslim police officer to grow a beard for Eid-related religious observance linked to animal sacrifice. While Kerala has a specific law banning animal sacrifice in Hi…