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On Thursday, employees defied the directive by conducting a beef festival at the office itself.
Canara Bank employees affiliated with the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) have organised a beef fest at the Kochi regional office of the bank. What prompted the employees was a recent directive by the regional officer, banning beef at the office canteen.
The beef fest was organised on Thursday as a protest against regional officer Ashwini Kumar, who is from Bihar. After joining the Kochi office, he had purportedly verbally directed that the canteen should not serve beef.
On Thursday, employees defied the directive by conducting a beef festival at the office itself. Along with beef, they served Malabar paratha, also known as porotta.
A BEFI leader in Ernakulam said the canteen used to occasionally serve beef dishes. “A few days ago, the regional manager asked the colleagues not to consume beef at the office. The canteen used to serve beef occasionally. He wanted the staff not to serve the dish anymore. We have the right to choose our food in this country. It is an individual choice, and we don’t compel anyone to consume beef. In Kerala, how can an officer issue such a directive?” the leader asked.
CPI(M)-backed legislator K T Jaleel, in a Facebook post, said the “Sangh Parivar agenda” would not work in Kerala. “No officer has the right to decide what others should eat and wear. Here, people can courageously speak up against the fascists; no one will do anything to you. Because with the Communists by your side, comrades will not allow anyone to raise the saffron flag and disturb the peace of the people,” the MLA from Thavanur said.
Bank authorities have not yet reacted to the incident.
Beef is widely consumed in Kerala, and the state has a history of protesting against attempts to curb the sale and slaughter of cattle. These protests also involved similar “beef fests”.
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