NEW DELHI—There are politics behind beef consumption in India. The BJP, India’s ruling party who is known for trying to revamp a sense of Hindu nationalism within the country, demands that laws against cow slaughter be strengthened. But Muslims, Christians and Dalits consume meat and the industry itself provides livelihood for a large number of people. These minorities feel they are being marginalized by the new laws. Are India’s Muslims, who form a majority in the beef business but a minority in the country, being targeted in the guise of cow protection? Alice Guilhamon and Jenna Belhumeur report from New Delhi.