Akhilesh Yadav attacks Yogi govt on stray cattle menace, asks to release data of people killed during BJP rule
1 year, 4 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav attacks Yogi govt on stray cattle menace, asks to release data of people killed during BJP rule

India TV News  

Stray cattle menace: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government on stray cattle menace and asked to release the number of deaths due to attack by stray cattle in the past five years under the BJP's rule. In a post on X, Yadav targeted the Uttar Pradesh government and asked if the party leaders' statements on solving the stray cattle issue before the elections were genuine promises or just political rhetoric. Here's what Akhilesh Yadav said on cattle menace "The BJP government in the state should issue a clarification on the stray cattle issue. he said on X. BJP 2022 assembly polls promise It is pertinent to mention, that in the 2022 assembly elections, numerous BJP leaders made commitments to address the issue of stray cattle within 15 days of the government's formation.

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One held for mutilating 3 cows in Bengaluru: Police
2 months, 1 week ago

One held for mutilating 3 cows in Bengaluru: Police

Hindustan Times  

Hours after some miscreants mutilated three cows, leaving them severely injured, one of the accused was arrested, police said. Cottonpet police inspector Yerri Swamy told HT: “Based on CCTV footage, we arrested Seyyed Nasru on Sunday night. The case has sparked political controversy, with BJP leader and former Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao accusing minister Zameer Ahmed Khan of being …

Bengaluru: Miscreants severe udders of 3 cows; ex-CM Bommai blames Congress govt
2 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru: Miscreants severe udders of 3 cows; ex-CM Bommai blames Congress govt

Hindustan Times  

Police in Bengaluru have registered a case against unidenitified persons who allegedly severed the udders of three cows located in the Vinayaka Nagar area, officials told ANI on Sunday. Representative image: The udders of 3 cows were severed by miscreants in Bengaluru, Karnataka An FIR was filed at the Cottonpet police station under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita …

BJP MLA claims ‘50,000 cows slaughtered daily in Uttar Pradesh’, accuses govt of silence
2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP MLA claims ‘50,000 cows slaughtered daily in Uttar Pradesh’, accuses govt of silence

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Loni, Nand Kishore Gujar, alleged on Saturday that “50,000 cows were being slaughtered daily in Uttar Pradesh” under the Yogi Adityanath government. Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA from Loni, Nand Kishore Gujar, alleged that 50,000 cows are being slaughtered every day. He further added, “The matter must reach the chief minister, and the head of all …

Over 900 deaths in accidents caused by stray cattle in Haryana in five years
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 900 deaths in accidents caused by stray cattle in Haryana in five years

The Hindu  

Over 900 people died in road accidents caused by stray cattle in Haryana in the last five years, the State government has informed the Assembly. A total of 3,383 such road accidents occurred during the five-year period in the State, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister J.P. Dalal said in response to a written question on Tuesday. In these accidents, 919 …

Mismatch in cow death figures in 4 villages expose Rajasthan government | Ground Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Mismatch in cow death figures in 4 villages expose Rajasthan government | Ground Report

India Today  

An India Today investigation has found that the Rajasthan government is hiding the actual number of cow deaths in the state. According to official data, 254 cow deaths have happened due to Lumpy Skin Disease till July 29 in Jodhpur but we found that over 250 cow deaths happened in four villages alone. In four Jodhpur villages -- Palli 1, …

Stray cattle menace: An issue BJP can’t ignore in UP elections?
3 years, 1 month ago

Stray cattle menace: An issue BJP can’t ignore in UP elections?

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Before the fifth phase of UP polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party is believed to have finally realized that the stray cattle menace is the ‘elephant in the room’ it cannot afford to ignore. Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Ballia, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Mau, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Basti, Siddharth Nagar, Gonda, Balrampur, Shrawasti and Chirakoot, which go to polls in the remaining …

Modi promises to solve stray cattle issue in U.P.
3 years, 1 month ago

Modi promises to solve stray cattle issue in U.P.

The Hindu  

Reacting to the stray cattle menace, which threatens to blunt the BJP’s narrative among farmers this election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday promised voters in Uttar Pradesh that after March 10 a new policy would be introduced to deal with the issue. While it is common in Uttar Pradesh for stray cattle to enter fields and target crops, especially …

Saand Politics in UP: Akhilesh Yadav promises Rs five Lakh to victims of bulls attack while Yogi planned and controlled stray animal menace
3 years, 2 months ago

Saand Politics in UP: Akhilesh Yadav promises Rs five Lakh to victims of bulls attack while Yogi planned and controlled stray animal menace

Op India  

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav who vowed to sweep away ‘bull and bulldozer’ from the state in the upcoming assembly election, has promised to pay an ex-gratia payment of Rs five lakh to the family of those killed by stay bulls. But records of Akhilesh Yadav and Yogi Adityanath suggest that the former did …

Uttarakhand: 11 cattle rescued from ditch, 7 others die
4 years, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand: 11 cattle rescued from ditch, 7 others die

Hindustan Times  

The district administration of Bageshwar has set up an inquiry into the case of 18 cattle allegedly being pushed into a ditch by some people, due to which seven cows died. A local activist said people of the area have been demanding appropriate action to get rid of stray cattle. Rakesh Chandra Tiwari, sub-divisional magistrate, Kapkot, said, “Eighteen cattle were …

Yogi govt makes fresh attempt to check cattle menace, approves Rs 30 per day for cow protection
5 years, 7 months ago

Yogi govt makes fresh attempt to check cattle menace, approves Rs 30 per day for cow protection

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved 'Mukhyamantri Nirashrit Besahara Govansh Sahbhagita Yojana', a scheme seeking people's participation in the protection of the stray cattle by providing Rs 30 per animal every day. Briefing media after the cabinet meeting which was chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, state government spokesperson and minister Srikant Sharma said, "Rs 109.50 crore has been …

Earn Rs 30 per day by taking care of stray cows in Bundelkhand
5 years, 8 months ago

Earn Rs 30 per day by taking care of stray cows in Bundelkhand

India TV News  

The Yogi Adityanath government will soon give Rs 30 per day to individuals and organisations that are prepared to take care of stray cattle in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. The Chief Minister has directed officers to test a system under which these individuals or organisations will be given Rs 30 per cattle every day towards fodder for the stray …

Stray cattle menance: 'They raid our fields, trample crops,' say UP farmers as crisis of free-wheeling cows plagues state
5 years, 11 months ago

Stray cattle menance: 'They raid our fields, trample crops,' say UP farmers as crisis of free-wheeling cows plagues state

Firstpost  

Since the slaughter of cows is not an option any longer, many farmers leave the cattle to fend for themselves when they stop giving milk. The problem has snowballed into a major crisis across large swathes of Uttar Pradesh, said many farmers who spend their nights perched on machans’, keeping vigil to ensure their fields are not run over by …

Unforeseen consequences of BJP’s 'cow-friendly' policies have put party on the backfoot among Bahraich’s farmers
6 years ago

Unforeseen consequences of BJP’s 'cow-friendly' policies have put party on the backfoot among Bahraich’s farmers

Firstpost  

Farmers in Bahraich find themselves face to face with a new predicament — hordes of stray cattle have been invading their fields and gobbling up their crops. “It’s crucial to spread awareness among farmers to not abandon their cattle once they stop producing milk,” he says. In a bid to tackle this menace, farmers have started herding stray cattle from …

India's vigilante cow protectors are reportedly killing dozens of people
6 years, 1 month ago

India's vigilante cow protectors are reportedly killing dozens of people

ABC  

Vigilante cow-protection groups in India have reportedly killed at least 44 people in the past four years. Key points: Mob attacks are recent — picked up after the Hindu nationalist party came to power in 2014 The report finds Muslims, lower castes, and indigenous communities are often targeted The lynchings also disrupt rural economies and communities, including Hindus A 104-page …

Stray cows in India to be barcoded because soaring numbers of out-of-control cattle are roaming streets
6 years, 1 month ago

Stray cows in India to be barcoded because soaring numbers of out-of-control cattle are roaming streets

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a 23-page order issued …

BJP’s politics of polarisation paves way for Uttar Pradesh’s stray cattle menace, economically cripples a huge population
6 years, 2 months ago

BJP’s politics of polarisation paves way for Uttar Pradesh’s stray cattle menace, economically cripples a huge population

Firstpost  

Farmers, who are reeling under low prices for their produce, have had to fence their fields at considerable expense. The menace of stray cattle which has forced Uttar Pradesh’s angry farmers to lock them up in public premises like schools is the consequence of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s politics of hatred and intolerance which is based on an ideology …

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 …

Uttar Pradesh records 69% of cow-related violence cases since Yogi Adityanath took charge; situation has deteriorated across India
6 years, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh records 69% of cow-related violence cases since Yogi Adityanath took charge; situation has deteriorated across India

Firstpost  

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party and Yogi Adityanath came to power in Uttar Pradesh in March 2017, India’s most populous state has recorded 69 percent of its cases of cow-related violence. Since the Bharatiya Janata Party and Yogi Adityanath came to power in Uttar Pradesh in March 2017, India’s most populous state has recorded 69 percent of its cases of …

Cow slaughter bigger crime than terrorism: BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja
6 years, 7 months ago

Cow slaughter bigger crime than terrorism: BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja

India Today  

Amidst the increasing number of lynching cases in the name of cow vigilantism in Alwar district of Rajasthan, BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, on Tuesday, said that cow slaughtering is a bigger crime than terrorism. If cows are killed, people will be angry & cow smugglers will face consequences: BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja pic.twitter.com/Va4eBZvsE9 ANI July 31, 2018 Ahuja …

Mob lynches Muslim man over cow smuggling charges in India
6 years, 8 months ago

Mob lynches Muslim man over cow smuggling charges in India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A Muslim man was beaten to death by a mob in western India over allegations of smuggling cows, police said Saturday, despite calls by the country’s highest court for immediate steps to stop deadly mob violence across the country. Such mob attacks have left at least 20 people dead by cow vigilante groups, mostly believed to be …

The cow menace
7 years, 5 months ago

The cow menace

The Hindu  

RAJU, a 23-year-old Dalit youth of Malhendi village in Shamli district of western Uttar Pradesh, is a living symbol of what the metamorphosis of the benign cow into a menace of multidimensional proportions can do to a humble farmer. He had also heard that at several places, abandoned cows were devouring fodder stored for farmers’ own milch cattle and that …

Gujarat: Mob of 100 attacks police for rescuing cows marked for slaughter in Godhra
7 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat: Mob of 100 attacks police for rescuing cows marked for slaughter in Godhra

Firstpost  

A police team was attacked on Saturday by a mob of over 100 persons here when it tried to rescue a large number of cows which were allegedly being taken for slaughter. Godhra: A police team was attacked on Saturday by a mob of over 100 persons here when it tried to rescue a large number of cows which were …

'Hindustan shouldn’t be allowed to become lynchistan’: Opposition attacks BJP govt for encouraging cow vigilantism
7 years, 7 months ago

'Hindustan shouldn’t be allowed to become lynchistan’: Opposition attacks BJP govt for encouraging cow vigilantism

India TV News  

The Opposition today accused the NDA government of encouraging organisations behind the violence by cow vigilantes, with Congress claiming that lynching of people in the name of religion and cow protection began only after the BJP-led coalition assumed power at the Centre. Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, who initiated the discussion on the issue of mob …

Cow vigilantism in India: 2017 sees 26 cases of cattle-related violence; most in 8 years
7 years, 7 months ago

Cow vigilantism in India: 2017 sees 26 cases of cattle-related violence; most in 8 years

Firstpost  

The database shows that 97 percent of cow-related cases of violence were reported after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government came to power in May 2014. In nearly half the attacks, police register cases against victims Of 70 attacks over eight years, 68 occurred, as we said, after Modi’s government came to power, with most attacks within seven months in 2017. …

Indian politician defends mob of 'cow vigilantes' who killed a Muslim cattle farmer for transporting them
7 years, 11 months ago

Indian politician defends mob of 'cow vigilantes' who killed a Muslim cattle farmer for transporting them

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. Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria defended the hundreds …

Mob kills suspected cattle smuggler in India
9 years, 5 months ago

Mob kills suspected cattle smuggler in India

Al Jazeera  

Muslim man beaten to death in latest incident related to beef consumption, which government wants to ban. A group of villagers have killed a Muslim man for allegedly smuggling cattle from India’s Himachal Pradesh, where cow slaughter is forbidden as many Hindus regard it to be a sacred animal. “As it was a mob attack, so far we have registered …

UP government not protecting cows being slaughtered, alleges BJP MP
10 years, 7 months ago

UP government not protecting cows being slaughtered, alleges BJP MP

India TV News  

New Delhi: A BJP member's charge that the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh was not protecting cows being slaughtered in abundance, generated heat in Lok Sabha today with Samajwadi Party members strongly protesting it. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Vinod Sonkar expressed concern over cows being “slaughtered in broad daylight” in UP and wanted a total ban on …

Akhilesh withdraws cases against 37 farmers
12 years, 6 months ago

Akhilesh withdraws cases against 37 farmers

The Hindu  

The Akhilesh Yadav government of Uttar Pradesh on Friday withdrew the criminal cases filed against 37 farmers of Tappal in Aligarh district during the Mayawati regime. The cases were filed in August 2010 after some farmers went on an agitation seeking adequate compensation for the land acquired for the Yamuna Expressway project and a township at Tappal. The 37 farmers …

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