Ban On Sale Of Cattle For Slaughter

The BJP government in Karnataka, which is short of numbers in the Upper House of the legislature, today took the ordinance route to bring in its stringent cow protection law. Seeking harsher punishments for illegal slaughter, sale, and transport of cattle, the bill was passed without even a discussion on December 9 in the state Assembly, where the ...

The ban on sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter was intended at the welfare of animals and tackling illegal sale and smuggling, the government has informed the Lok Sabha.

The centre's rules on the sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter will be on hold across the country, the Supreme Court decided today, backing a Madras High Court order for Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today informed the Assembly that court rulings on the Centre's ban on cattle sale for slaughter at animal markets would be followed and declined to accept the opposition demand to pass a resolution against the new rules.

Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in violence in the name of cow vigilantism, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

The government does not want to "alter" the food habits of people and put businesses in "any kind of difficulty", union minister Harsh Vardhan said. His remarks come amid protests over the notification issued by his ministry on the sale of cattle for slaughter at markets across the country.

The Meghalaya Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Centre's notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter and demanded its withdrawal as it would "impact the economy of the state and the food habit of its people".

At the weekly cattle market in Balikuchi 50 km from Guwahati in Assam, cattle traders are a worried lot. There are about 500 animals up for sale, down from the average of 800 till a few weeks earlier. That is, before the government introduced a nationwide ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at the animal markets.

For all its lip service to federalism, the BJP-led government at the centre is systematically undermining powers of the states. The recent restriction and virtual ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter - it amounts to a blanket ban on cow slaughter, for all practical purposes - is one example.

The latest rules by the environment ministry banning sale of cattle for slaughter in cattle markets, which has sparked a nationwide furore, are hinged on a report that claims to have found evidence of large numbers of cattle illegally trafficked into India's neighbouring countries.

The Kerala cabinet today decided to convene a special one-day assembly session on June 8 to discuss issues connected with the centre's ban on sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for purposes other than agricultural and farm use.

Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party volunteers received BJP President Amit Shah at Nedumbassery International Airport in Kochi today. Mr Shah, who is on a three-day visit in Kerala, arrived in the southern state some days after the central government banned sale of cattle in animal markets for purposes other than agricultural and farm use.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Centre's rule on cattle trade has nothing to do with state rules on animal slaughter. The rule, which bans sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets, has triggered widespread protests in southern states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, and in the northeast, where beef is a staple.

On Wednesday, #BoycottMakeMyTrip was a twitter trend after a tweet by Keyur Joshi, the co-founder of Make My Trip, protested the Centre's ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter.

A large number of students held a protest at the Indian Institute of Technology or IIT Madras against an attack on a research scholar who participated in a "beef fest" earlier this week. The beef fest was organised to protest against the Centre's new cattle rules, which the students say infringe on their right to eat what they want. There have been...

The BJP government in Karnataka, which is short of numbers in the Upper House of the legislature, today took the ordinance route to bring in its stringent cow protection law. Seeking harsher punishments for illegal slaughter, sale, and transport of cattle, the bill was passed without even a discussion on December 9 in the state Assembly, where the ...

The ban on sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter was intended at the welfare of animals and tackling illegal sale and smuggling, the government has informed the Lok Sabha.

The centre's rules on the sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter will be on hold across the country, the Supreme Court decided today, backing a Madras High Court order for Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today informed the Assembly that court rulings on the Centre's ban on cattle sale for slaughter at animal markets would be followed and declined to accept the opposition demand to pass a resolution against the new rules.

Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in violence in the name of cow vigilantism, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

The government does not want to "alter" the food habits of people and put businesses in "any kind of difficulty", union minister Harsh Vardhan said. His remarks come amid protests over the notification issued by his ministry on the sale of cattle for slaughter at markets across the country.

The Meghalaya Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Centre's notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter and demanded its withdrawal as it would "impact the economy of the state and the food habit of its people".

At the weekly cattle market in Balikuchi 50 km from Guwahati in Assam, cattle traders are a worried lot. There are about 500 animals up for sale, down from the average of 800 till a few weeks earlier. That is, before the government introduced a nationwide ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at the animal markets.

For all its lip service to federalism, the BJP-led government at the centre is systematically undermining powers of the states. The recent restriction and virtual ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter - it amounts to a blanket ban on cow slaughter, for all practical purposes - is one example.

The latest rules by the environment ministry banning sale of cattle for slaughter in cattle markets, which has sparked a nationwide furore, are hinged on a report that claims to have found evidence of large numbers of cattle illegally trafficked into India's neighbouring countries.

The Kerala cabinet today decided to convene a special one-day assembly session on June 8 to discuss issues connected with the centre's ban on sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for purposes other than agricultural and farm use.

Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party volunteers received BJP President Amit Shah at Nedumbassery International Airport in Kochi today. Mr Shah, who is on a three-day visit in Kerala, arrived in the southern state some days after the central government banned sale of cattle in animal markets for purposes other than agricultural and farm use.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Centre's rule on cattle trade has nothing to do with state rules on animal slaughter. The rule, which bans sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets, has triggered widespread protests in southern states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, and in the northeast, where beef is a staple.

On Wednesday, #BoycottMakeMyTrip was a twitter trend after a tweet by Keyur Joshi, the co-founder of Make My Trip, protested the Centre's ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter.

A large number of students held a protest at the Indian Institute of Technology or IIT Madras against an attack on a research scholar who participated in a "beef fest" earlier this week. The beef fest was organised to protest against the Centre's new cattle rules, which the students say infringe on their right to eat what they want. There have been...