Rajasthan's Manganiyar tribals are protesting over a remark in the Assembly by an MLA who said his religion forbids sharing food with people from that community, renowned for its folk music.
Protests are underway for the last three days against Congress MLA from Sheo constituency Ameen Khan's remarks in the House.
During a debate on the revised budget for 2019-20 in the Rajasthan Assembly, Khan had said, "In our religion, Manganiyar's used to take loans from us. It is written in our religion that it is forbidden to eat food of a Manganiyar, whereas eating food at a Meghwal's house is permitted. The reason behind it is that begging and stealing are equal to sin. Manganiyar's food should not be eaten."
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