Cow slaughter bill runs into opposition in K'taka
Habib Beary
Friday, March 12, 2010 AT 07:32 PM (IST)
Tags: Karnataka-Politics
BENGALURU: Hindu seers have asked the Karnataka Government to
immediately pass a law to ban cow slaughter even as the Congress,
Janata Dal Secular and left parties opposed the bill, saying it was
draconian and targeted minorities.
Dalit organisations too have protested against the ban, saying the
government cannot interfere in food habits of people.
In the light of protests by Dalits and the opposition parties, several
seers led by Vishwesha Theertha of the Udupi Pejawar mutt called upon
political parties not to politicise the issue.
"Parties across various political affiliations will have to come
together to protect these animals by supporting the ban, he said,
after addressing a meet of pontiffs of various mutts organised by
newly formed Cow Progeny Protection Force.
Adichunchangiri Mutt seer Balagangadharanath said it was wrong to kill
and eat the meat of the animals worshiped by the major community.
But Opposition leader in the assembly Siddaramaiah said the bill was
being pushed through at the behest of the RSS..
"It is the hidden agenda of the government. It will divide people on
communal lines," he alleged.
Congress MLA Roshan Baig said the bill should be withdrawn as it was
aimed at targeting minorities
."There is a wrong notion that only Muslims and Christians oppose the
anti-cow slaughter bill, but the BJP government should know that there
are a lot of members from the lower castes including Dalits who have
been eating cow meat for many centuries", said former legislator and
human rights activist A.K.Subbaiah.
The bill 'Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of
Cattle Bill 2010 that has been introduced in the assembly proposes
stringent punishment for violation including considering all offences
under the Act as "congnisable and non-bailable"
Law Minister Suresh Kumar said if the opposition members had any
reservations over the bill they could discuss the issue when the bill
comes up for discussion.
The legislation to ban cow slaughter was intended to divide people
and to create violence in the name of communities which eat beef and
others. The law is not due to any love for cows or because the animal
is considered holy", said CPM leader G N Nagaraj.
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