BJP lawmaker MLC Ramesh Arora has recently demanded a ban on what is undoubtedly one of India’s most popular street foods – the momo. Arora has criticised the momos as being both addictive and a health hazard, and feels that it should be boycotted soon.
“Our teenagers are getting addicted to the momos like drugs. It is spoiling their health. We have to stop it,” MLC Ramesh Arora, Member, J&K Legislative Council said.
As per sources, there seems to be undertones of xenophobia in Arora’s rhetoric as, he is conscious of the fact that “foreigners including Bangladeshi and Burmese” are usually the ones involved in the momo business.
Arora’s distaste for the momo is evident in his step to organise a conference on the issue in Jammu, which saw senior members of J&K High Court Bar Association, doctors, municipal corporation officials, Drug and Food Control department and the district administration, in attendance.
The sources also claim that Arora’s dislike for momos can be linked to his conviction that Ajinomoto, the salt used in the momos is a threat to one’s health.
Arora added, “Momo is a killer and we cannot allow a killer to grow in a civilised society. Ajinomoto is dangerous for health.”
For his comments against the widely loved street food, Arora got trolled by the Twitter users.
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