The Centre Will Not Dictate People’s Food Choices: Alphons

Alphons said that the govt “had made it very clear that people in every state will decide what they want to eat”.

Tourism Minister KJ Alphons, in an interview to the Times of India, stated that the Centre would not dictate food choices. In response to a question about food – about whether the government was attempting to control what people eat – Alphons said that the government and the BJP “had made it very clear that people in every state will decide what they want to eat”. He further went on to tell TOI that –

Some of the so-called ‘loose statements’ are misunderstood by certain media... So, let us put an end to this controversy. The Centre does not dictate terms. The states decide. The people decide.

Alphons to Times of India

Alphons also clarified the Taj Mahal controversy that the UP government is currently embroiled in, stating that the latter had made it very clear that the historical monument was vital to its tourism agenda –

The entire issue was grossly misunderstood. The government has no intention to devalue the Taj Mahal. It shall always continue to be the biggest tourist destination in India.

Alphons to Times of India