5 Tweets 3 reads Jan 21, 2023
"draconian beef bans" - Nehru banned beef in 10+ states, wrote it into the DSP of the constitution. The BJP has banned it in 3 States.
In many states where the BJP is in power like Goa or the NE, beef has not been touched. This is more local cultural mores driving it
2/n "laws that constrain Christian preaching". Outright lie, laws exist to constrain CONVERSIONS and these are faith agnostic. If @dhume automatically assumes only Xtians convert then that's just bigotry.
"Laws that pointedly exclude Muslims" - obfuscation at best
@omarali50
3/n the law does not touch a single Indian Muslim citizen, does not exclude Muslims from the nations in the Nehru Liaquat pact , they only take more time and Lastly this is to protect those fleeing Muslim persecution and when the US passed the Lautenberg amendment
4/n where Muslims were explicitly excluded and only persecuted minorities allowed.
hias.org
So no, Mr @dhume none of this pass the litmus test of "illberalism". @omarali50 you might want to see this.
And as a "parthian shot, many nation states ban
5/5 food items that are culturally repugnant, Dog meat, horse meat etc does that make them illiberal democracies? Or only Beef and the Hindu cultural more is excepted?

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