Tension prevails at Osmania University campus in Hyderabad as police foils a 2k run by students in favour of the proposed Beef Festival

Police today foiled a run proposed by activists, who plan to hold a controversial 'beef festival' on the Osmania University campus here on December 10. Police, who have already said that no festival would be permitted on the campus in the wake of the university denying permission, shifted the participants of the proposed run, in a van. The run was planned as a precursor to the 'beef festival'. Before being led away by the police, the student protesters hit out at the NDA government at the Centre and the TRS government in Telangana and asserted that they would go ahead with the 'beef festival'. The 'beef festival' has been planned on December 10, coinciding with the International Human Rights Day, against alleged attempts to curb the dietary habits of certain groups. Meanwhile, another group of students had said they would conduct a 'pork festival' on the same day, saying that pork is more nutritious and that its consumption provided livelihood to certain communities. Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh had vowed to stop the 'beef festival', saying cow is a sacred animal for crores of people in the country He had said an event to worship the cow should also be allowed if a 'beef festival' is permitted. Amid the stand-off, the university, one of the country's oldest institutions of higher learning, made it clear that no festival would be permitted on the campus. "To maintain peace and tranquillity on the university campus, no festivity is allowed," Hyderabad East Zone DCP E Ravinder said today.