UP CM’s ‘halal certification’ remarks spark political row

LUCKNOW, Oct 22: A political row erupted on Wednesday after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged people to check for “halal certification” on products before purchasing them, reiterating his government’s stand against such certifications in the state. Adityanath on Tuesday said that his government had banned halal-certified items in Uttar Pradesh as the profits from such sales were being used for conversion, love jihad and terrorism. The CM urged people to buy indigenous products instead. “You will be surprised that even soaps, clothes, and matchsticks have halal certification,” the chief minister said, while speaking at the ‘V…