Amit Shah defuses row over cow slaughter ban, says restriction was first imposed by Congress in 1976
7 years, 8 months ago

Amit Shah defuses row over cow slaughter ban, says restriction was first imposed by Congress in 1976

Firstpost  

BJP president Amit Shah Saturday said the party was committed to governance that treats all communities equally, while noting it was a Congress government which had imposed a ban on cow slaughter in Goa in 1976 Panaji: BJP president Amit Shah Saturday said the party was committed to governance that treats all communities equally, while noting it was a Congress government which had imposed a ban on cow slaughter in Goa in 1976. Responding to a query on the minorities under the BJP rule, Shah said the party has been in power in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan where the population of minorities was more than the overall population of Goa. “When Narendra bhai says that all the villages in the country will have electrification, that means the electricity would be supplied even to the house of a minority community member,” he said. The BJP leader said when his party talked about providing LPG connections to 5 crore poor people and constructing 4.5 crore toilets, it included members of the minority community.

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Goa Beef Ban Protests: Catholic, Muslim Communities Fight Cow Vigilante Groups
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Goa Beef Ban Protests: Catholic, Muslim Communities Fight Cow Vigilante Groups

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 07, 2025 20:21 IST - 8 MINS READ On December 18, 2024, a scuffle broke out between beef traders and a cow vigilante group in Margao’s South Goa Planning and Development Authority market. Shaikh Shabbir Bepari, vice president of All Goa Beef Vendors Association said, “Cow protection groups are extortion gangs. These so-called cow vigilantes purposely disrupt …

Meghalaya BJP legislator slams Assam beef ban
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Meghalaya BJP legislator slams Assam beef ban

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI: A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Meghalaya has followed Kerala BJP vice-president Major Ravi in slamming the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government’s ban on the consumption of beef in hotels, restaurants, and public places. Sanbor Shullai, an outspoken MLA who represents the BJP from the South Shillong constituency, said the Assam Cabinet’s decision to amend a cattle-related law to …

Govt planning new law on cow slaughter ban: Odisha Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt planning new law on cow slaughter ban: Odisha Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A day after Assam government’s ban on public consumption of beef, Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Thursday said Odisha is planning to bring a law to ban cow slaughter in the state. The minister told mediapersons that Odisha government is seriously contemplating to ban cow slaughter and illegal transportation of cattle. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik …

After Assam Beef Ban, Opposition In Odisha Demands Complete Ban On Export Of Beef
Top News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After Assam Beef Ban, Opposition In Odisha Demands Complete Ban On Export Of Beef

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha government contemplating to bring a stringent law against cow slaughter and trafficking of cattle, opposition BJD and Congress on Thursday demanded a complete ban on the export of beef from India first. The opposition's demand came after state Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Thursday said the state government was seriously contemplating promulgating a law banning cow …

Assam bans beef consumption in public: Where do other states in India stand?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam bans beef consumption in public: Where do other states in India stand?

Firstpost  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has prohibited the public consumption of beef, including at hotels, restaurants, and community gatherings, in the state. In fact, in India, only a handful of states allow cattle slaughter Assam has banned the public consumption of beef, including at hotels, restaurants, and community gatherings. The current law in Assam prohibits cattle slaughter and the …

Assam Beef Ban: JD(U) Says 'Move To Cause Tension', Cong And AIUDF Slam Himanta
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam Beef Ban: JD(U) Says 'Move To Cause Tension', Cong And AIUDF Slam Himanta

ABP News  

After the Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday imposed a ban on beef in the state, the Congress, AIUDF, and the JD have drawn reactions expressing their concern that could lead to increased social tension. Congress Questions BJP Of Not Imposing Beef Ban In Goa, Northeast, And Other States Reacting over this move, Congress leader Rashid Alvi said, “There …

Assam govt. bans public consumption of beef to strengthen Cattle Preservation Act
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam govt. bans public consumption of beef to strengthen Cattle Preservation Act

The Hindu  

The Assam government has banned the public consumption of beef with immediate effect. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his Cabinet had taken the decision in this regard after analysing the statements of State Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah and Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain, who “resented” the distribution of beef by political parties to influence voters in the Muslim-dominated Samaguri …

Ready to ban beef in Assam if Congress writes to me: Himanta
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ready to ban beef in Assam if Congress writes to me: Himanta

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced his willingness to impose a statewide beef ban if the Assam Congress president, Bhupen Borah, formally requests it. Congress MP Rakibul Hussain, who previously represented Samaguri for five consecutive terms before being elected to the Lok Sabha in 2024, accused Mr. Sarma of hosting a beef party to woo minority voters. …

"Congress intends to allow unrestricted cow slaughter": Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
11 months ago

"Congress intends to allow unrestricted cow slaughter": Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

Op India  

Training his guns on the INDIA bloc and its key constituent Congress on Friday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that these parties aim to grant minorities the freedom to consume ‘food of their choice,’ that is, they are talking about ‘giving freedom to cow slaughter.’ Addressing a huge election rally in Bilari, Moradabad, in favour of BJP candidate Parmeshwar Lal …

No proposal to repeal anti-cow slaughter Act, says Karnataka Minister
1 year, 8 months ago

No proposal to repeal anti-cow slaughter Act, says Karnataka Minister

The Hindu  

Despite the Karnataka government stating that there is no proposal to repeal the anti-cow slaughter Act of 2020, since the pros and cons are still under discussion, the Opposition BJP, seeking a firm commitment from the State government, stalled the Legislative Council proceedings on July 5, accusing the government of allowing illegal cow slaughter in the State. Referring to Animal …

'Stay Within Limits': Cong Reprimands K'taka Minister for His Views on State's Anti-cow Slaughter Law
1 year, 9 months ago

'Stay Within Limits': Cong Reprimands K'taka Minister for His Views on State's Anti-cow Slaughter Law

News 18  

The Congress high command on Thursday reprimanded Karnataka Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh for his views on the “anti-cow slaughter” law in the state and asked him to stay “within his limits”. Venkatesh on Saturday had indicated that the Congress government in Karnataka might review the ‘anti-cow slaughter’ law brought in by the previous BJP dispensation, as he questioned why …

BJP-Congress Slugfest Over Anti-Cow Slaughter Law in Karnataka: What's the Row? EXPLAINED
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP-Congress Slugfest Over Anti-Cow Slaughter Law in Karnataka: What's the Row? EXPLAINED

News 18  

The statement made by Animal Husbandry Minister K. Venkatesh suggesting the withdrawal of the anti-cow slaughter legislation has sparked a political battle in Karnataka. Amid the development, let’s take at the anti-cow slaughter legislation and its various aspects in the state: The Anti-Cow Slaughter Law in Karnataka The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, which was …

Amid row, Siddaramaiah govt to discuss anti-cow slaughter law in cabinet meeting
1 year, 9 months ago

Amid row, Siddaramaiah govt to discuss anti-cow slaughter law in cabinet meeting

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that the anti-cow slaughter law in the state will be discussed in the upcoming cabinet meeting, as he defended his colleague and animal husbandry minister K Venkatesh’s statement that if buffaloes can be slaughtered, why not cows. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said anti-cow slaughter law will be discussed in next cabinet …

Karnataka: Bommai condemns Congress minister’s remark on anti-cow slaughter law
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Bommai condemns Congress minister’s remark on anti-cow slaughter law

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday took strong exception to animal husbandry and veterinary sciences minister K Venkatesh’s statement on the anti-cow slaughter law. Hinting at the possibility of reviewing the anti-cattle slaughter act enacted by the previous BJP government in the state, Venkatesh had said on Saturday, “if buffaloes can be slaughtered, then why not cows.” Former …

'What's Wrong With Slaughtering Cows', Asks Karnataka Minister K Venkatesh
1 year, 9 months ago

'What's Wrong With Slaughtering Cows', Asks Karnataka Minister K Venkatesh

News 18  

Karnataka’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences minister, K Venkatesh, on Saturday asked if buffaloes can be slaughtered, then what is wrong with slaughtering cows. Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday condemned K Venkatesh’s statement and, in a series of tweets, said that Indians are emotionally connected with cows and worship them as a mother. Bommai …

Surge in Hindu vigilante mobs who ‘attack and kill’ beef-eating Muslims
1 year, 11 months ago

Surge in Hindu vigilante mobs who ‘attack and kill’ beef-eating Muslims

The Telegraph  

India is seeing a surge in Hindu vigilante groups violently targeting Muslims for eating beef, with one leader vowing to protect cows “as if they are our daughters and mothers”. Most of the states ruled by India’s Bharatiya Janata Party have established vigilante squads made up of government officials and private citizens to implement the ban. But thousands of informal …

Maharashtra cabinet nod for cow service commission to implement beef ban law
2 years ago

Maharashtra cabinet nod for cow service commission to implement beef ban law

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet has cleared a proposal to set up a cow service commission to strictly implement a 2015 law to ban beef and take measures for the overall betterment of livestock, an official said. The cow service commission is being formed by the Eknath Shinde-BJP government on the lines of similar bodies set up by other BJP-ruled states …

Allahabad HC asks Centre to ban cow slaughter in country
2 years ago

Allahabad HC asks Centre to ban cow slaughter in country

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow : The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has sought a decision from the Centre to declare cows as a 'protected national animal' and also enact an appropriate law to ban cow slaughter in the country. "Hope Centre will take a decision to ban cow slaughter, declare cows 'protected national animal', Allahabad High Court said. The Lucknow bench of …

Karnataka cattle slaughter ban: An Act of bias
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka cattle slaughter ban: An Act of bias

The Hindu  

Last December, the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government in Karnataka introduced a Bill in the Legislative Assembly that sought to replace a 1964 Act banning cow slaughter in the State with a draconian law that had a wider ambit. Through this, the report attempts to “challenge the claims and ‘facts’ used by the Karnataka government to justify the KPSPCA, by …

Gujarat dealing strictly with cow slaughter, those 'trapping' Hindu girls, says CM Vijay Rupani
3 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat dealing strictly with cow slaughter, those 'trapping' Hindu girls, says CM Vijay Rupani

Firstpost  

“My government brought in several laws with strict provisions. Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday said his government was dealing strictly with those who “trap” Hindu girls and elope with them. Addressing a gathering of Maldhari community, whose traditional occupation is cattle-rearing, in Vasihnodevi Circle area in Ahmedabad, Rupani said the BJP government in the state have also …

Officials now say no ban on animal sacrifice in Kashmir
3 years, 8 months ago

Officials now say no ban on animal sacrifice in Kashmir

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday said there is no ban on the sacrifice of animals during the upcoming Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday, a day after the government asked law enforcers to stop the sacrifice of cows, calves, camels and other animals. “The letter was sent to enforcement agencies to enforce the laws of the Animal Welfare …

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma's cattle protection bill calls for a blanket ban on cow slaughter
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma's cattle protection bill calls for a blanket ban on cow slaughter

Op India  

On July 12, a new bill was tabled in Assam Legislative Assembly by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. pic.twitter.com/5wckzEi00m — TIMES NOW July 13, 2021 Titled Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021, the proposed bill aims to regulate the slaughter, consumption, illegal transportation of cattle in the state. However, the bill proposed by the Assam government bans the slaughter of all …

Take locals into confidence or there will be unrest: Shiv Sena over Lakshadweep row
3 years, 10 months ago

Take locals into confidence or there will be unrest: Shiv Sena over Lakshadweep row

Hindustan Times  

Targeting the Centre over the set of new regulations in Lakshadweep, Shiv Sena on Saturday warned of “communal tension”, adding that such moves could create “unrest” in the country. Sena leader Sanjay Raut asked why that there is no ban on cow slaughter in Goa and Bharatiya Janata Party -ruled states in the North East, like the one proposed by …

Beef ban, nod to alcohol sale: Lakshadweep's Opposition parties protest Praful Patel's 'anti-people' reforms
3 years, 10 months ago

Beef ban, nod to alcohol sale: Lakshadweep's Opposition parties protest Praful Patel's 'anti-people' reforms

Firstpost  

They parties alleged that Patel unilaterally lifted restrictions on the use of alcohol in the Muslim-majority islands, banned beef products, citing Animal Preservation, and demolished fishermen’s sheds built on the coastal areas, saying it violated the Coast Guard Act Kochi: Opposition parties in Lakshadweep and Kerala are up in arms against various measures initiated by the Administrator of the group …

First Case Under Anti-cow Slaughter Act Registered, Says Karnataka Minister
4 years, 2 months ago

First Case Under Anti-cow Slaughter Act Registered, Says Karnataka Minister

News 18  

Karnataka’s first case under the newly amended anti-Cow slaughter Act has been registered in Kudgi village in Vijayapura district, Animal Husbandry minister Prabhu Chauhan said on Friday. The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020 came into force from January 18 after Governor Vajubahi Rudabhai Vala’s approval. The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, …

'Why Exempt Goa, Kerala?': Siddaramaiah Hits Out at BJP after Beef Ban Ordinance in K'taka
4 years, 2 months ago

'Why Exempt Goa, Kerala?': Siddaramaiah Hits Out at BJP after Beef Ban Ordinance in K'taka

News 18  

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday demanded a blanket ban on cow slaughter across India and prohibition of import and export of beef. In a veiled attack on the BJP government in Karnataka, which recently promulgated an ordinance banning cow slaughter in the state, Siddaramaiah said it was raising emotional issues without considering the impact of such laws on the …

Karnataka Brings Ordinance To Ban Slaughter Of All Cattle Except Buffalo Aged Above 13 Years - Read Ordinance
4 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka Brings Ordinance To Ban Slaughter Of All Cattle Except Buffalo Aged Above 13 Years - Read Ordinance

Live Law  

Following the failure of the Karnataka government to get the law against cattle slaughter passed in the Legislative Council, it has brought an Ordinance.The Karnataka Governor on Tuesday approved the "Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020". It seeks to outlaw slaughter of all cattle except buffaloes aged above 13 years.It defines "cattle" as "cow, calf of. …

'Ban Export of Beef if You Think for Cows': K'taka Congress MLA to Centre Amid Shortage in Goa
4 years, 3 months ago

'Ban Export of Beef if You Think for Cows': K'taka Congress MLA to Centre Amid Shortage in Goa

News 18  

A Congress leader from Karnataka on Tuesday appealed to the Narendra Modi government to ban the export of beef, saying such move would ensure that cow are not slaughtered. These remarks of MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao, who is the Goa desk in-charge of the Congress, came against the backdrop of shortage of beef in the coastal state due to supply …

Indian minister says beef ban law is needed ‘to protect cow vigilantes’
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian minister says beef ban law is needed ‘to protect cow vigilantes’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But states have been increasingly tightening the rules since …

How K’taka Beef Ban Law Violates Privacy & Abets Cow Vigilantism
4 years, 3 months ago

How K’taka Beef Ban Law Violates Privacy & Abets Cow Vigilantism

The Quint  

Widening the ambit of an already existing anti-cattle slaughter bill, the BS Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government on 10 December passed a controversial legislation to enforce a blanket ban on cattle slaughter in the state. Among other things, the contentious Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2020 widens the definition of cattle to include “cow, calf of a cow …

Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill To Ban Slaughter Of All Cattle Except Buffalo Aged Above 13 Years
4 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill To Ban Slaughter Of All Cattle Except Buffalo Aged Above 13 Years

Live Law  

The Karnataka Assembly passed on Wednesday a bill to ban the slaughter of all cattle except buffalo aged above the age of 13 years.The bill defines "cattle" as "cow, calf of a cow and bull, bullock and he or she buffalo below the age of thirteen years". "Beef" is defined as "flesh of cattle in any form".The bill titled the …

K'taka's New Law Against Cow Slaughter Gives Power for Widespread Search & Seizure, Heavy Penalties, Jail
4 years, 3 months ago

K'taka's New Law Against Cow Slaughter Gives Power for Widespread Search & Seizure, Heavy Penalties, Jail

News 18  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday passed a law to ban the slaughter of all kinds of cattle in the state, except buffaloes that are aged over 13 years. Amid ruckus, ministers of the BS Yediyurappa government, all donning saffron shawls, presented a united front while the Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan tabled the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation …

Anti-cow Slaughter Bill Tabled in Karnataka Assembly Amid Din
4 years, 3 months ago

Anti-cow Slaughter Bill Tabled in Karnataka Assembly Amid Din

News 18  

Amid bedlam, the BJP government in Karnataka tabled the anti-cow slaughter bill in the state Assembly on Wednesday. The bill known as the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill-2020 seeks a total ban on the slaughter of cows in the state and stringent punishment to those who indulge in smuggling, illegal transportation, atrocities on cows and slaughtering …

BJP's Karnataka Executive Adopts Resolutions for Laws against Interfaith Marriages, Cow Slaughter
4 years, 3 months ago

BJP's Karnataka Executive Adopts Resolutions for Laws against Interfaith Marriages, Cow Slaughter

News 18  

Bengaluru: The BJP's Karnataka state executive on Saturday adopted resolutions for the passage and implementation of legislations against inter-faith marriages and cow slaughter in the state. State BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said the government would take necessary decisions in this regard, a release said. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, BJP national general secretary incharge of Karnataka Arun Singh, Union …

Anti-cow Slaughter Bill to Be Introduced in Winter Session: Karnataka Minister Prabhu Chavan
4 years, 4 months ago

Anti-cow Slaughter Bill to Be Introduced in Winter Session: Karnataka Minister Prabhu Chavan

News 18  

Karnataka Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan on Tuesday said that the anti-cow slaughter bill will be introduced during the winter session of the state legislature starting from December 7. "It has been a desire to implement anti-cow slaughter law in Karnataka since I took over the responsibility of this ministry and the time for it has come now," Chavan said …

Slaughter, Sale of Meat Banned in Bengaluru Tomorrow Due to Sadhu Vasvani Jayanthi
4 years, 4 months ago

Slaughter, Sale of Meat Banned in Bengaluru Tomorrow Due to Sadhu Vasvani Jayanthi

News 18  

Bengaluru: Slaughter and sale of meat has been banned in Bengaluru on Wednesday, November 25. The ban order comes from the local civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on the occasion of Sadhu Vasvani Jayanthi. The BJP’s Karnataka unit on Sunday tweeted that the state government will soon bring in a law against love-jihad and cow slaughter. On November 20, …

1966 Hindu massacre: Indira Gandhi ordered killing of thousands of Hindus
4 years, 11 months ago

1966 Hindu massacre: Indira Gandhi ordered killing of thousands of Hindus

Op India  

On November 7, 1966, bullets were fired, tear gas shells were thrown and batons and rods wielded on thousands of saints and Gau-bhakt Hindus outside the Sansad Bhavan, who were demanding a law to ban cow slaughter. How liberals use cow jokes to mock Hinduism Despite all this, the anti-slaughter Hindu devotees and the cow protectors are looked down upon …

Madhya Pradesh passes law against cow vigilantism
5 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh passes law against cow vigilantism

India Today  

The Madhya Pradesh assembly on Wednesday passed the anti-cow slaughter amendment Act 2019 that will ensure a jail term of six months to three years and a fine of Rs 25,000-50,000 for those who are convicted for committing violence in the name of the cow. The amended law aims at preventing growing instances of violence in the name of protecting …

BJP has ensured cow protection becomes universal brand of politics; Congress-led govt invoking NSA in MP a typical example
6 years, 1 month ago

BJP has ensured cow protection becomes universal brand of politics; Congress-led govt invoking NSA in MP a typical example

Firstpost  

In a deeply religious India, that venerates almost every form of natural resources and myriad deities and formless gods, the cow is a political animal. BJP too called out its political rival on its hypocrisy as Congress leaders have repeatedly attacked the former for being ’too strict’ on those accused of cow smuggling and/or slaughter. The cow has turned into …

Madhya Pradesh: 3 persons charged under NSA for cow slaughter, first instance under Congress rule
6 years, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh: 3 persons charged under NSA for cow slaughter, first instance under Congress rule

Op India  

In what is reportedly a first, the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh has invoked the stringent National Security Act on three persons arrested for cow slaughter in the state. Though the three accused were initially booked under the sections 4,6 and 9 of the Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, upon the recommendation of the SP, the district collector has sanctioned …

How cow vigilantism is undermining the rule of law in India
6 years, 2 months ago

How cow vigilantism is undermining the rule of law in India

Al Jazeera  

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee is the author of "Looking For the Nation: Towards Another Idea of India". India’s so-called “cow protection gangs” display antithetical qualities to the ones they attribute to their sacred animal – they are unholy, ungentle, frenzied and violent. An investigation into allegations of cow slaughter and “illegal slaughterhouses” was ordered by Adityanath, but local reports said he …

How cow vigilantism is undermining the rule of law in India
6 years, 2 months ago

How cow vigilantism is undermining the rule of law in India

Al Jazeera  

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee is the author of "Looking For the Nation: Towards Another Idea of India". India’s so-called “cow protection gangs” display antithetical qualities to the ones they attribute to their sacred animal – they are unholy, ungentle, frenzied and violent. An investigation into allegations of cow slaughter and “illegal slaughterhouses” was ordered by Adityanath, but local reports said he …

Indian Express begins 2019 with Mrinal Pande’s bigotry against Yogi Adityanath
6 years, 2 months ago

Indian Express begins 2019 with Mrinal Pande’s bigotry against Yogi Adityanath

Op India  

I grew up in Lucknow, aware of a Hindi literary icon Shivani who lived in Gulistan Colony, a pristine part of the city which housed bureaucrats and judges among others. Pande then rams the lie down the throat of her readers by claiming that Yogi has forbidden “the use of loudspeakers for azaan, citing the disturbance to public peace.” The …

You only see death of 2 men, not 21 cows': BJP MLA's shocker on Bulandshahr violence
6 years, 3 months ago

You only see death of 2 men, not 21 cows': BJP MLA's shocker on Bulandshahr violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow/Noida: A BJP MLA on Thursday criticised former bureaucrats who have sought Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s resignation over the Bulandshahr mob violence, saying they were concerned only with the death there of two men and not of “21 cows”. MLA Sanjay Sharma, who represents Anupshahr Assembly constituency in Bulandshahr, also said only the people have the power to …

Cow vigilantism: Cop, villager killed in Bulandshahr clashes; UP sets up probe team
6 years, 3 months ago

Cow vigilantism: Cop, villager killed in Bulandshahr clashes; UP sets up probe team

Hindustan Times  

A police inspector and a villager were killed after protests over alleged cow slaughter swirled out of control in UP’s Bulandshahr and a mob attacked security personnel who opened fire during the melee, officials said on Monday. Protesters clashed with securitymen and set their vehicles and a police post on fire in the three-hour rampage after reports of the recovery …

Telangana BJP MLA says lynching won't stop unless cow gets status of 'Rashtra Mata'; urges MPs to make demand in parliament
6 years, 8 months ago

Telangana BJP MLA says lynching won't stop unless cow gets status of 'Rashtra Mata'; urges MPs to make demand in parliament

Firstpost  

Maintaining that he never supported the killing or lynching people by “gau rakshaks”, Singh, however, deplored “nobody discusses protection of cows and how to stop such violence”. Hyderabad: Incidents of lynching will not stop till the time cow gets the status of “Rashtra Mata”, a BJP MLA from Telangana has said, amid the outrage over the killing of a Muslim …

Lynchings will stop if people stop eating beef, says RSS leader Indresh Kumar
6 years, 8 months ago

Lynchings will stop if people stop eating beef, says RSS leader Indresh Kumar

India TV News  

Lynchings will stop if people stop eating beef, says RSS leader Indresh Kumar Speaking to journalists in Ranchi, Indresh Kumar asserted that none of religions across the world permits killing cows. Fanning the raging debate over mob lynchings in the country, senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Indresh Kumar has said such incidents would automatically stop if people denounce eating beef. …

Scientific, Ethical and Cultural reasons for banning cow slaughter in India
6 years, 10 months ago

Scientific, Ethical and Cultural reasons for banning cow slaughter in India

Op India  

Cow slaughter has always been a contentious topic in India, mainly because of the skewed system of secularism that is peddled in India. Perhaps the greatest injustice has been the liberal hounding when cow slaughter is spoken again, simply to diss the Hindus, while the entire world seems to be waking up to the scientific and ethical reasons to ban …

BJP's beef burden in Meghalaya: As saffron party struggles to clarify its stand ahead of polls, cattle-traders fear loss of business
7 years, 1 month ago

BJP's beef burden in Meghalaya: As saffron party struggles to clarify its stand ahead of polls, cattle-traders fear loss of business

Firstpost  

If you go by statistics, Meghalaya is the highest consumer of beef in Asia. An undergraduate student in Shillong, Marak was at the local butcher’s shop waiting his turn when he explained that no gathering in Shillong began without “good beef and some beer.” Along with the issues of development, the possibility of abattoirs shutting down in the state has …

Siddaramaiah's beef with cattle slaughter laws: How Karnataka CM waged a battle over freedom of food
7 years, 2 months ago

Siddaramaiah's beef with cattle slaughter laws: How Karnataka CM waged a battle over freedom of food

Firstpost  

That politics in India is inextricably linked to the politics of beef is well established. The latest twist to this tale came on Monday when Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath asked his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah to ban beef “if he was a Hindu”. Beef ban Back in 2010, the BJP government in Karnataka passed the controversial Prevention of Slaughter …

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