Lucknow: The black business of giving ‘Halal Certificate’ illegally has been banned in Uttar Pradesh. After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the matter, an order regarding the ban was also issued on Saturday. According to the order, the manufacturing, storage, distribution and sale of food products with Halal certification is banned with immediate effect. If found manufacturing, storing, distributing and buying and selling Halal certified medicines, medical devices and cosmetics in the state of Uttar Pradesh, strict legal action will be taken against the concerned person/firm. However, products manufactured for export will not be subject to the ban.
Recently, the state government was receiving information that Halal certification is being mentioned on the labels of products like dairy products, sugar, bakery products, peppermint oil, salty ready-to-eat beverages and edible oils. Not only this, it has also been reported that Halal certificate has been marked on the packing/labelling of certain medicines, medical devices and cosmetic products. There is no provision for marking Halal certification on the labels of products in the government rules related to drugs, medical devices and cosmetics, nor is there any provision for Halal certification in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and related rules. .
In such a situation, if any fact related to Halal certification is directly or indirectly mentioned on the label of any medicine, medical device or cosmetic, then it is misprinting under the said Act, which is a punishable offence. Similarly, according to the Act and rules applicable in relation to food items, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the apex body for food items, has been given the right to determine the standards of food items, on the basis of which the quality of food items is ensured. Is. Whereas Halal certification is a parallel system which creates confusion regarding the quality of food and violates government rules.
Let us tell you that an FIR in this regard has also been registered in Lucknow Commissionerate last Friday. According to the FIR, Halal India Private Limited Chennai, Jamiat Ulema Hind Halal Trust Delhi, Halal Council of India Mumbai, Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra Mumbai etc. provided Halal certificates to customers of a particular religion in the name of religion to increase their sales. Illegal business is being run for financial gain. The complainant has expressed apprehension of a big conspiracy and said that efforts are also being made to reduce the sales of the products of the companies which have not obtained such Halal certificate, which is a criminal act.
There is a fear that this unfair advantage is being passed on to anti-social/anti-national elements. The complainant alleges that under the guise of religion, unrestrained propaganda is being spread among a particular section of the society to not use such products which have not been given Halal certificate by their company. As a result, the business interests of other communities are being harmed. In this way, a malicious attempt is being made to earn unfair financial benefits by issuing Halal certificates even on items meant for common citizens.
It was further said that this is being done by the above companies not only for economic gain but also as per a pre-planned plan to spread class hatred in the society and weaken the country by creating divisions in the minds of common people. In which apart from the owners/managers of the said companies, many other people are also involved in the criminal conspiracy and many other people who are involved in anti-national conspiracies and weakening the country are also involved. The complainant has also expressed the apprehension of the said people earning undue profits worth crores of rupees and funding terrorist organizations and anti-national activities.
In Islamic theology, the things which have been declared Haram are prohibited, whereas the things which have been declared Halal are allowed to be done. According to Islamic beliefs, Halal applies to the manufacturing process of food items and the slaughter of animals. Halal certified means that a particular product has been prepared in accordance with Islamic beliefs. Many companies put the stamp of ‘Halal Certified’ on their products.
According to Rekhta Dictionary, Halal and Haram are two Arabic words. Halal in Islam means, ‘which is appropriate according to the Islamic theology or is approved by it, which is in accordance with the Shariat, whose consumption or enjoyment is appropriate, which is in accordance with the Sharia or the Muslim scripture, which is not haraam, which is not prohibited. There should be no restrictions, it should be lawful, legitimate, legitimate. Similarly, Haram means ‘that which is forbidden or unacceptable in the Islamic theology’. Forbidden, bad, contaminated. Very unpleasant and bitter. Iniquity, sin.’
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