BigBasket had earlier come under fire for selling discriminatory 'halal' only products. After severe backlash, BigBasket made 'jhatka' meat available on its website.
Halal, as a word, owes its origin to the means to slaughter an animal. Different tribes or religions must be having their own ways to slaughter for the reasons best known to them and many of them are even continuing now
Days after Big Basket stoked controversy by admitting that it sells 'Halal only' meat to its customers, the online grocery store has now made jhatka meat products available for purchase.
The Halal Debate was once again reignited when a person on social media discovered that the packet of Maida (Flour) she had purchased had halal certification.