After New Beef Ban in One of India’s Poorest States, Cow Herders, Meat Merchants & Hotels Plunge into Distress
In Assam, thousands who depend on the cattle economy—including farmers, cow herders, meat merchants and restaurants—have plunged into economic distress after the CM on 4 December 2024 expanded a ban on slaughtering cattle and selling it around religious places to eating and serving beef in public.