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Later in the day the daily released an audio
tape of the interview where Khattar was clearly stating, “Muslim rahein, magar
is desh mein beef khaana chhodna hi hoga unko. Yahan ki manyata hai gau
(Muslims can continue to live here, but they will have to give up eating beef.
The cow is an article of faith here)."
Here is an excerpt from the interview which
has been uploaded on Indian Express YouTube channel:
Indian Express: Just now you said that there are certain things in which
this country has to take pride. Saraswati is one of them, Gau raksha, Geeta,
Kurushetra are few others. The country has changed a lot, we are now a plural
country… all these are symbol of Hindu religion. Don’t you think these all are
polarising symbol? BJP is being criticised for following communal agency.
ML Khattar: Those criticising us are unable to understand the depth of
the issue. We talk about gau raksha. I recently visited Mewat, people there are
culturally Muslim. But they have love for cow. They also took pledge of not
eating beef. In Assembly, we have passed a bill on gau rakhsha and everybody
took pledge. All three MLAs of Mewat were part of that Assembly and they said
that ‘even our ancestors used to worship cow’. They also voiced their support
to gau rakhsha.
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beef'
IE: How do you see the Dadri lynching?
Khattar: This incident was a result of misunderstanding. It should
not have taken place from both sides. The victim shouldn’t have made ‘halki
tippani’ (low comment) about cow. This country will not allow beef.
IE: Some percentage of this country is Muslim, they eat beef,
and Christians eat beef.
Khattar: Muslims can continue to live, but they will have to stop
eating beef. The cow is an article of faith here (Muslim rahein, magar is desh
mein beef khaana chhodna hi hoga. Yahan ki manyata hai gau). They can be Muslim
even after they stop eating beef, can’t they? (gau maans chhod kar bhi to
Muslim reh sakte hai na). It is written nowhere that Muslims have to eat beef,
not is it written anywhere in Christianity that they have to eat beef.
Culturally, we are democratic. Democracy has freedoms, but those freedoms have
a limitation. Freedom of one person is only to the extent that it is not
hurting another person.
IE: But don’t you think these are constitutionally guaranteed
individual’s freedom that what you eat, what you wear.
Khattar: You can’t hurt the sentiments of another community even
constitutionally you can’t do this.
IE: Do you think this is attack on individual’s liberty?
Khattar: Liberty is always guarded.
There is no unlimited liberty. For ex: because of me if someone is getting
offended, should I have the liberty?
IE: It is not constitutionally that you can’t kill cows.
Khattar: The Constitution says you cannot do something that offends
me, I cannot do something that offends you. We should respect each. Why to do
such things when you can live without doing that particular work… which hurt
other people sentiment.
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