New Delhi: Kerala House, the state guest house in the capital, has removed beef curry from its menu after a little known group lodged a police complaint, an official said.
Some 20 police officials visited the guest house on Monday evening to verify if its canteen was serving beef after a caller who identified himself as Vishnu Gupta of Hindu Sena complained that beef was served in the Kerala House canteen, Deputy Commissioner of Police Jatin Narwal told IANS.
Keeping in mind the beef-related incidents taking place across the country, a police team went to Kerala House to verify the facts, Narwal said.
"We did not raid the premises. Our responsibility is to maintain law and order," Narwal said. "We discussed the matter with the guest house officials."
The police team remained deployed there for several hours.
The Kerala House said it served only Carabeef (buffalo meat) at its canteen although it is called "beef" but it had decided to take the dish off its menu.
"We procure buffalo meat from government authorised shops in Old Delhi," the official added.
Meanwhile Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday dubbed the police entry into Kerala House in Delhi as "unwarranted and unfortunate".
"The police action is not acceptable. Delhi Police was wrong in what they did," Chandy told the media.
"Kerala House is not a private hotel. It's the official building of the Kerala government. We will take appropriate steps after going through all that happened yesterday (Monday)," he said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday criticized Delhi Police, saying it had no business to enter Kerala House.
"I strongly condemn Delhi Police raid on Kerala House. I agree with Kerala Chief Minister (Oommen Chandy) that Kerala House is a government establishment and not a private hotel," Kejriwal tweeted.
"Delhi Police had no business to enter Kerala House. It is an attack on (federal) structure. Delhi Police is acting like BJP Sena," the Aam Aadmi Party leader added.
IANS
