The poster reads, “Buy meat from Hindu-owned shops,” while another carries the message, “There is no ban on eating biryaniEat biryani, but buy it from a Hindu-owned shop.”
Published: October 13, 2026, 11:31 AM IST
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Eat Biryani, But Buy From Hindus: A new kind of political controversy over food choices and religious identity has erupted in West Bengal amid Durga Pooja, posters requesting people to buy meat and biryani from Hindu-owned shops have been fly posted across SiliguriThese posters were put up by Hindu Jagran Manch across city, including walls surrounding Tarun Tirtha Club’s Durga Puja grounds in Bharat NagarThe posters at the specific locations have made headlines as club’s Puja venue is near the residence of state Tourism Minister and Siliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh.
