<p>Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar sparked a controversy by stating that Muslims can continue to live in India, but they have to give up eating beef as cow is an article of faith.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Describing the Dadri incident as an outcome of misunderstanding, he claimed that the victim had made some hurtful comments about cows which angered the mob and made them take such a step, reports Indian Express.<br /><br />However, he further said that any person who commits an offense should be punished as per the law of the country.<br /><br /> "Freedom of one person is only to the extent that it is not hurting another person,” he said.<br /><br />“Eating beef hurts the sentiments of another community, even constitutionally you cannot do this," he added. <br /><br />The CM made these remarks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence over the Dadri incident.</p>
<p>Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar sparked a controversy by stating that Muslims can continue to live in India, but they have to give up eating beef as cow is an article of faith.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Describing the Dadri incident as an outcome of misunderstanding, he claimed that the victim had made some hurtful comments about cows which angered the mob and made them take such a step, reports Indian Express.<br /><br />However, he further said that any person who commits an offense should be punished as per the law of the country.<br /><br /> "Freedom of one person is only to the extent that it is not hurting another person,” he said.<br /><br />“Eating beef hurts the sentiments of another community, even constitutionally you cannot do this," he added. <br /><br />The CM made these remarks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence over the Dadri incident.</p>