New Delhi: 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.

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.

New Delhi, Feb 5: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia cast their votes on Wednesday as polling continues across all 70 Assembly seats in the national Capital.

Before heading to the polling booth, AAP candidate from the Kalkaji Assembly constituency, Atishi, visited the Kalkaji Temple to offer prayers. Speaking to reporters, she accused the BJP of violating the election code of conduct and claimed that Delhi Police was supporting them.

“It is clear that the hooliganism happening during the elections is being carried out jointly by the BJP and Delhi Police… This is a battle of truth versus lies, and I truly believe the people of Delhi will stand with the truth, work, and defeat hooliganism,” CM Atishi said.

Meanwhile, the AAP’s Jangpura candidate Manish Sisodia, along with his wife Seema Sisodia, cast his vote at Lady Irwin Senior Secondary School in New Delhi. Before voting, he inspected multiple polling stations in the area.

“Siksha ki kranti jeetegi (The education revolution will win),” Sisodia said, urging Delhiites to vote for a better Delhi with improved education, electricity, water, and pollution control.

Delhi Environment Minister and AAP candidate from Babarpur, Gopal Rai, also cast his vote.

Speaking to Media, he expressed confidence of a positive outcome. “The public is set to form a government that works,” he said.

Meanwhile, voting, which began early in the morning, will continue until 6 p.m. Authorities have heightened security at nearly 3,000 sensitive polling booths, deploying 220 paramilitary force companies, 35,626 Delhi Police personnel, and 19,000 Home Guards. Drone surveillance and Quick Reaction Teams have been stationed to ensure law and order.

The elections will determine whether the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) retains its stronghold, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stages a comeback, or the Congress re-emerges as a contender. The results will be declared on February 8.

Campaigning ended on Monday at 6 p.m. after an intense electoral battle. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, AAP secured a landslide victory with 62 out of 70 seats, while BJP won eight. The Congress, for the second consecutive election, failed to secure a single seat.

As voting progresses, all eyes remain on voter turnout and the final verdict.

New Delhi, Feb 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that his government has consistently strived to uplift the living standards of people as well as enhance their financial power, unlike the previous governments which focused on filling their own coffers and letting corruption thrive under their watch.

Replying to the Motion of Thanks on President’s address, PM Modi cited many public-driven projects and schemes to harness the country’s resources and said that his government used the money to build the nation, and not ‘Sheeshmahal’, a luxurious palace for former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal allegedly built on the taxpayers’ money.

“Earlier, the newspapers were filled with news of scams and corruption. In the past 10 years, we have saved crores of rupees which have been used for the public. We have not used that money to build a ‘Sheeshmahal’, instead we used that to build the nation,” said the Prime Minister, amid vigorous desk thumping by the treasury bench members.

The Prime Minister also took a swipe at a former Congress PM and mocked his obsession for becoming ‘Mr Clean’.

“A former PM used to say that when Rs 1 was sent from Delhi, only 15 paise reached the bottom. Everyone can understand who was getting the 15 paise,” he said while stating that it happened at a time when there was only one party from the panchayat level to the central level. The PM was referring to ex-prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

PM Modi asserted that his government tried to find a solution and not merely keep the situation lingering for decades.

“Our model is ‘Bhachat bhi Vikas bhi’, ‘Janata ka paisa janata ke liye,” he asserted.

PM Modi listed several schemes like JAM Trinity while talking about ethanol as an alternative to fuel and explained they have proven to be big money-minting projects.

“Under the Jan Aushadi Kendra, 80 per cent discount is available on medicines. Beneficiaries are saving about Rs 30,000 crore in medicines,” PM Modi pointed out.

“Because of our intensified focus on LED bulbs and energy saving, the prices of LED bulbs have come down from Rs 400 to Rs 40. Countrymen have saved a whopping Rs 20,000 from this,” the Prime Minister said.

PM Modi also quoted a UNICEF survey and said that the world body found that those families being part of the sanitation drive have saved Rs 70,000 per family in a year.