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Amid the controversy over ban on various meat, a Bangalore based filmmaker, in a sarcastic way, has reportedly filed a petition asking the government to ban vegetables saying ‘Plants have feelings too’.
In his petition, Falah Faisal wrote: “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.”
In his another sarcastic argument, Faisal added that the level of pesticides in vegetables these days ‘are harmful for us.’
“With the meat ban being enforced on us due to various religious reason, I think it is only rightful for us minorities to have a say,” reads his petition.
Here is the complete petition:
With the meat ban being enforced on us due to various religious reason, I think it is only rightful for us minorities to have a say. 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.
The prophet, Ibrahim was willing to sacrifice his own son. I hope we all can give up eating vegetables for a day. Recent reports state that the levels of pesticide present in vegetables is on the rise, which means they are actually harmful for us.
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.
You might ask what we might cook our meat with if not vegetables? Or that I might need mashed potatoes on the side of my steak. But it is only a day guys. I bet we can pull through. And think about it. If we don’t eat vegetables for a day, we just have more on the next day. The ban provides for itself. It also gives the hardworking Indian farmers a day of much deserves rest.
Although, unlike other ban-chods I am willing to be reasonable and willing to make a compromise. If the demand of banning vegetable consumption is unreasonable my alternative demand is that everyone in the country, irrespective of religious beliefs partakes in the consumption of mutton (biryani) on that day. You can come over to my house. I don’t mind sharing. We have lots.
The petition has been lodged on Change.org. This platform is a ‘petition website’ which is operated by Change.org, Inc, an American certified B Corporation. Change.org entertains petitions related to some important social topics like – economic and criminal justice, human rights, education, environmental protection, animals rights, health, and sustainable food.
While Faisal on Twitter said that this petition is a ‘political mischief’, it has already managed to grab the attention.