New Delhi, April 8 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has clarified his position on beef consumption, saying he is not seeking to ban it but wants it restricted to private spaces. The clarification comes a day before the assembly poll for all 126 seats of Assam, which is being held on Thursday.

"There is a big Muslim community in Assam who consume beef. I am not stopping this. I am only saying, eat it inside your home. Don't eat it in a public space," he told reporters as reported by India Today.

The remarks come days after Sarma continued attacks on Assam Jatiya Parishad's (AJP) Central Guwahati candidate Kunki Choudhury and her mother Sujata Gurung Choudhury for their alleged consumption of beef.

"We don't support the beef-e...