Police didn’t follow basic courtesy: Kerala Chief Secretary

“The canteen has never served cow meat and has always served buffalo’s meat procured from shops approved by the New Delhi Municipal Council,” said Thomson.

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Police officials at the Kerala House canteen on Monday. (Express Photo)

DELHI POLICE did not follow “basic courtesy” or “protocol” while entering Kerala House to investigate a complaint that beef was being served in the canteen there, the state’s chief secretary said on Tuesday.

Pointing out that the canteen served buffalo meat under the label “beef fry”, and not cow meat as alleged, Jiji Thomson said the government guest house’s resident commissioner has sent a letter to the Delhi Police chief complaining about the incident.

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“We are waiting for the reply. We will definitely not let the issue go unanswered. This is not acceptable to us and we strongly protest such action,” Thomson told The Indian Express.

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Describing the incident as “unfortunate”, Thomson said, “Police should have got in touch with the Resident Commissioner or the Controller of Kerala House before coming to the canteen. This is the basic courtesy we expect from police. We don’t have any problem if they want to conduct a spot-check, but protocol has to be followed.”

Thomson added that “just because somebody told the police that cow meat was being served in the canteen, they can’t enter without checking with the authorities”.

“The canteen has never served cow meat and has always served buffalo’s meat procured from shops approved by the New Delhi Municipal Council,” said Thomson.

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