article_snippet.sent: Even the consumption or sale of beef could now land you in prison for five years.
article_snippet.sent: However, beef traders in the country strongly reacted to the decision and called a month-long strike, which ended Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: beef traders in the country refused to even slaughter buffaloes and deprive the state of all bovine meat.
article_snippet.sent: beef traders in the country have now vowed to file a case in the state's high court.
article_snippet.sent: Red meat lovers weren't too delighted either, arguing the government doesn't have a right to interfere in an individual's personal preference.
article_snippet.sent: Haryana state has implemented a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison, the toughest penalty in the country.