Member of Parliament from Rajmahal Lok Sabha and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader (JMM), Vijay Hansdak came down heavy on Bharatiya Janata Party during a party worker conference in Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. He did not even miss to use derogatory words against the ruling government in his attack on BJP.[Read More…]
Tag: Beef ban
Lynching bad for India’s reputation: Tourism Minister Alphons in China
Incidents of lynching have hurt India’s image, Tourism Minister KJ Alphons, who is in China to draw in more tourists, has admitted. The minister, however, said that the ban on beef has not affected tourism in the country and sought to debunk a survey showing India as the most unsafe[Read More…]
Maharashtra gov asks SC to allow cops to raid homes for beef
In a shocking move, the Maharashtra government has moved the Supreme Court, seeking to revive a section of a law that makes keeping beef at home an offence, said TOI reports. The court is scheduled to hear the case later on Friday. Over a year ago, the Bombay high court[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Principal sent to jail for cooking beef in school
Cow politics in India is shaping up to be more terrible than expected, not only are they creating rifts between communities but also claiming lives. With a ban on beef amidst beefed up cow protection, both religious and communal tensions continue to take a toll on people’s life. In a[Read More…]
Former BJP leaders to hold beef fest in Meghalaya on Saturday evening
Protesting against the Centre’s decision to ban cattle in animal markets for slaughter, some former BJP leaders will hold a beef fest in Meghalaya’s Tura on Saturday evening. A number of beef dishes will be on the menu to show how “intrinsic cow meat” is to the culture of the[Read More…]
Beef politics: 5000 BJP workers quit the party in Meghalaya
In Meghalaya, over 5,000 youth workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party quit the party on Wednesday. This comes as a repercussion to Centre’s new restrictions on cattle sale and slaughter in animal markets. Wilver Greham Danggo, the head of local BJP youth wing, said the party was trying to suppress[Read More…]
Kerala High Court rejects stay on Centre’s cattle ban
On Wednesday, the Kerala High Court rejected to put a hold on the ban imposed by the Centre on the sale of cattle for slaughter. The next hearing in this matter is due on June 28. Notably, the High Court had earlier backed the Centre’s decision. However, the state government[Read More…]
Food is matter of choice: Venkaiah Naidu
While debates on beef-ban intensify in India, Union Minister and BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said he himself is a non-vegetarian, and food is a matter of choice. He invalidated the idea that BJP “wants to make everyone vegetarian”. “Some mad people keep on saying such things (BJP wanting[Read More…]
No beef ban in Meghalaya: BJP calls report ‘false’ and ‘malicious untruth’
The BJP on Tuesday termed the reports of beef ban in Meghalaya as “false and malicious untruth”, after another party leader in the state resigned over the Centre’s controversial notification on cattle. The party clarified that any such decision is for the state government to take. Nalin Kohli, Meghalaya in-charge[Read More…]
My Safety is more important than the National Menu!
At the outset please note that the my intention is not to hurt the sentiments of any community or sect. I am, in fact, amazed that I need to write this article in the hope of bringing fellow citizens back in focus. The utter ridiculousness that we, as a country, have been[Read More…]
India needs intolerance more than ever
‘Intolerance’ – there’s no denying that it exists in India at present, but then it is no surprise that the very same intolerance is missing on the fronts where it is needed the most. India needs to be intolerant towards minority suppression There was a time when the previous[Read More…]
Kajol clarifies: Was buffalo not beef in the menu
Assam: Activist threatened for condemning beef arrests
Alwar lynching case ‘a painful incident’, NHRC issues notice to Centre, Rajasthan govt
Calling the Alwar lynching case as a painful incident, National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Centre and the Rajasthan government for the ‘serious violation’ of human rights by ‘self proclaimed’ volunteers. The commission has asked for a detailed report of the matter and also enquired about the[Read More…]
Assam: Two arrested, minor apprehended for possessing half kilo beef
Two persons were arrested and a minor was apprehended and booked in Kenduguri in Assam under the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950 for possessing beef, the police said on Thursday. According to Police, the daily waged labourers had bought half kilogram beef from somewhere and showed it to a shopkeeper,[Read More…]
Men beaten by gau rakshaks had valid permits for transport of cows
The five men who were beaten up by gau rakshaks on Jaipur-Delhi highway near Behror on Saturday had valid permits for transport of cows and calves, said a family member of one of the injured men. “My brother bought three cows for Rs 75,000 from an animal flea market in[Read More…]
BJP minority cell to raise awareness against beef eating
In Yogi’s UP, meat shop owners turn tea vendors
As the crackdown against slaughter houses are intensifying in Uttar Pradesh under the saffron rule, meat shop owners are constrained to sell tea to make ends meet. “My meat shop has been forcefully closed even when I had proper license, forced to sell tea now,” Nazakat, a resident of Muzaffarnagar,[Read More…]
Is crackdown on slaughter houses helping corporates?
While the crackdown on illegal slaughter houses and the burning of slaughter houses are putting lives of hundreds of meat traders at risk, online meat trading companies are reportedly getting fresh investments. Latest in the array is Bengaluru-based online meat startup Licious, which secured $ 10 million from investors including[Read More…]
Shiv Sainiks force 500 meat shops to shut down for Navratri
At least 500 meat shops, including a KFC outlet, in Gurgaon were forcefully shutdown by over 200 Shiv Sainiks in old Gurgaon for the nine days of Navratri. Sena workers also threatened shop owners to halt their business on every Tuesday. “A number of Hindus keep fast on Navratri and[Read More…]
Plea in NGT against illegal slaughter houses
Bengal beef dealers to meet CM over UP crackdown
Subramanian Swamy’s Bill seeks death penalty for cow slaughter
UP CM Yogi Adityanath orders ban on cow smuggling
Yogi Adityanath has been actively taking decisions, amending and introducing new protocols after he sworn in as the CM of UP, which was just three days prior when the BJP chose him for the designation. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday ordered the police officials to prepare an[Read More…]
