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Serious objections raised, will look into halal meat issue, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday his government will look into the call of Hindutva outfits, endorsed by BJP's national general secretary C T Ravi, for Hindus to boycott halal meat.

Bommai said "serious" objections have been raised and the government would look into the issue before taking a stand, in what perhaps marked the first instance of a chief minister wading into an escalating controversy.

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