Veteran Bollywood actor and All India Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha demanded a ban on non-veg in India while interacting with media persons outside the Parliament on Tuesday (February 4). He lauded the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand while also pointing out the complexities of enforcing such a law across the country. However, he was trolled for his statement.
Sinha expressed his support for the UCC but opened up about the regional disparities that could pose challenges in its nationwide application.
"Beef has been banned in many parts of the country. I think that not only beef, but non-vegetarian food in general should be banned in the country. However, in some places, it is still legal to consume beef, including the northeast," Sinha remarked.
He added a touch of humour to his statement, saying, "Waha khao toh yummy, par humare North India mein khao toh mummy (It is okay to eat it in the northeast, but not in North India)."
Netizens react to Shatrughan Sinha's statement
Soon after a video of the actor's statement surfaced, netizens trolled him, asking how is non-veg food related to UCC.
Reacting to his statement, a user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "UCC is not for food habits... its about marriage and property rights."
"Non vegetarian food and uniform civil code, what's he speaking? 😀" read another comment.
Another comment read, "Food has nothing to do with UCC. This is plight of MPs who only spread disinformation all the time."
"It's not govts right to tell what people should eat and not , try to fix other bigger issues like like pollution and people littering and shitting in open," wrote a user.
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In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sinha won from Asansol (West Bengal) seat. He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Surendrajit Singh Ahluwalia by a margin of 59,564 votes.
On the film front, he was last seen on the big screens in the 2018 movie Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se. He played the role of a judge in the film.
