Mangalore: Jana Jagruti Samiti holds massive protest against cattle slaughter

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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore

Mangalore, Aug 19: "Cattle thefts have been increasing ever since chief minister Siddaramaiah gave permission for cow slaughter. The Hindu community should take care of their own security and should not rely solely on the government or police. Hence, whenever there is an attack at your house, make sure that you have the right weapons and attack the culprits for you own safety and security," said B Manjunath Mandya, Karnataka south zone convener of Bajrang Dal.

Addressing the gathering during the protest organized by Jana Jagruti Samiti in front of DC's office on Monday August 19, he asked Hindu families to keep lethal weapons at home for security and also appealed to the district administration to take strict measures.

"People of other communities should not hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. When something happens to them in different parts of country, the effect is felt elsewhere. When this is the case, why should we tolerate them," questioned Mandya. He advised people against cattle stealing to bring peace to the society.

He also asked the authorities concerned to book cattle thieves under the Goonda Act and warned them of serious retaliation, if they 'find a drop of cattle blood on the ground'.

"Police have been unsuccessful in tackling illegal slaughter and cattle thefts and in addition to this the police ask people to pass on the information whenever we come across these incidents," alleged Kateel Dinesh Pai, convener of Jana Jagruti Samiti.

"With regard to stopping illegal transportation of cattle, people ask us why we take matters into our hands. As an answer to them, we say that it is our Constitution that has given us the right to arrest a person and then hand him over to police under section 43 in the code of criminal procedure," he added.

Pai demanded authorities to shut the illegal slaughterhouses. "If no positive response is received, then we will intensify our protest by holding a hunger strike in front of these slaughterhouses," he added.

Prior to the protest a rally was held from Jyothi circle to the DC office.

Vidyadar Heggde, president of Jana Jagruti Samiti, Vijay Gowda, secretary, Sharan Pumpwell, MLC Monappa Bhandary, Kishore Kumar among others were present.