DEHRADUN: The Dehradun unit of Bajrang Dal has objected to a tender issued by a prominent residential school in the city that invited ‘halal’ meat suppliers for the school mess.
Several members of Bajrang Dal entered the premises of Welhams Boys' School on Tuesday, raising slogans against the school administration and accusing them of “hurting Hindu sentiments”. They also wrote to state education minister Arvind Pandey, alleging that the tender notice put out by the school was “biased” since the hostel had students from several faiths.
The tender for halal meat and other supplies for the school was published in a newspaper. While halal is an Islamic way of slaughter where blood is drained from the animal, in jhatka the animal is killed instantly with a single strike.
The school management told TOI that they had published ads for both types of meat separately. Mahesh Kandpal, vice principal of the school, said the institute serves both halal and jhatka meat in its campus. “We have asked them (Bajrang Dal) not to spread misinformation and communal tension. The allegations of hurting the sentiments of students from a particular religion are completely baseless,” he said.
