Mangaluru, Oct. 18: The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has launched a nationwide campaign titled “Halal-Free Diwali”, urging citizens to reject products bearing halal certification. The organisation claimed that the halal certification system poses a threat to India’s secular framework and called upon the government to ban it.

According to the HJS, what began as a certification system limited to meat products has now expanded to include everyday commodities such as sugar, flour, oil, cosmetics and even medicines. “When India already has official regulatory agencies like FSSAI and FDA, there is no need for an additional religious certification system,” the Samiti stated.

The organisation raised three key objections:

Imposition on Majority: It argued that the 85% Hindu population is being

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