Demands ban on vegetables on Eid

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     Jant,pali : The government’s ban on beef in various parts of the country has rattled Muslims across quarters, but one man has offered a counter-response that is grabbing eyeballs on social media - he has launched a petition demanding a ban on vegetables on Bakr-Eid.

“As a Muslim, I'd like to call for a ban across the country on vegetables of all kinds of Bakr-Eid (September 25,2015). Because plants have feelings too”, says the petition drafted by Bengaluru based filmmaker Falah Faisal on change.org.

In his petition, Falah argues that if Muslims can fast for a month, then vegetarians could do it for a day. “If you are someone who is a vegetarian who doesn't eat anything but the offshoot of plants, I bet you can starve for a day. Fasting is good for you. We do it for a month every year”.As on Thursday, the petition has received 1148 endorsements and needs only 352 more people to sign it to reach its goal.

Surprisingly, a few vegetarians are also supporting his cause and feel that the beef ban imposed by the government is against the spirit of democracy and encroaches on personal freedom.

“Although being a pure vegetarian, I am signing this petition because I am of the view that the recent meat ban imposed by the Government is totally uncalled for and represents injustice”, said a supporter of the petition from Mumbai.But unlike the hardliners behind the beef ban, Falah is not rigid about his demand for the ban on vegetables, he is willing to bend a little on one condition – that vegetarians eat mutton biryani on Eid – which he feels is reasonable enough.