Beef is becoming harder to obtain in West Bengal as the BJP’s rise changes the political climate, pushing it off menus and forcing some people to alter their diets.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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‘More dangerous than drugs’: BJP’s war on beef in India’s West Bengal
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Beef is becoming harder to obtain in West Bengal as the BJP’s rise changes the political climate, pushing it off menus and forcing some people to alter their diets.
The immediate shift is reduced access to a staple for parts of Bengal’s population, not
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