New Delhi, January 13: Former BJP President Rajnath Singh today requested the Delhi administration and Commonwealth Games organising committee to keep beef out of the menu during the sports event to be held in October, arguing that it would hurt religious sentiments.
Singh made this request through letters to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna and Chairman, Organising Committee, Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi.
Referring to a resolution adopted by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to keep beef out of the menu for the Commonwealth Games, Singh said, “The MCD resolution becomes significant as it reflects the cultural and religious sentiments of the majority of the people living in Delhi.”
The Ghaziabad MP, who completed his term as BJP president last month, maintained that this resolution also “reverberates the voice of the entire nation”.
–Agencies