On December 2, 2023, the UP govt. in India imposed a banned on the sale of halal certified products in the state, due to numerous reasons:
The government claims that halal certification fees unfairly burden consumers who do not follow Islamic dietary practices, raising product prices.
As part of a policy that encourages religious tensions, the government is accused of pushing halal-certified products and prohibiting non-halal ones.
Moreover, the government claims that halal certification, yet not being required by Indian law, confuses customers due to its different criteria.
Hence, the UP govt. justified a product ban to prevent communal tensions, maintain social harmony, provide a wider product range at competitive prices
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