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Bangalore: BJP to Go Ahead with Anti-cow Slaughter Stir, Gov Unhappy

  •   Tue, Aug 24 2010 09:01:42 PM


Bangalore, Aug 24 (IANS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state will go ahead with its planned state-wide agitation to press for an early presidential nod to the anti-cow slaughter bill despite governor H R Bhardwaj’s displeasure over it.

The state legislature passed the bill to ban cattle slaughter amidst opposition from political parties, various Dalit organizations and noted writers who said the measure was against certain sections of the society and their eating habits.

Bhardwaj, taking note of these objections, forwarded the bill to the president to decide whether to approve the bill or nor.

The BJP has announced a state-wide agitation from Sep 1 to mount pressure on President Pratibha Patil for early assent to the bill. The ruling party plans demonstrations in all the 224 assembly segments in the state till Sep 5.

The agitation will culminate Sep 6 with chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and state BJP President K.S. Eshwarappa leading a day-long ‘dharna’ (sit-in) of party workers in Bangalore.

Bhardwaj had told reporters Monday in Chamarajnagar, about 200 km from here, that the issue was being politicised.

"The BJP is indulging in politics in the name of cow. It is trying to divide the society," he said.

Reacting to Bhardwaj’s comments, Yeddyurappa told reporters here Tuesday that he was ‘pained’ by it.

But home minister V S Acharya stoutly defended the agitation plan, saying: "In a democracy, every party has a right to conduct programmes to educate people."

He told reporters the agitation was to mobilize public opinion.

"We need to tell people our views. Otherwise, they will think we have done something which was not in our power to do."

Acharya said the legislation banning cow slaughter was in place in several states and wondered why a fuss was being created in Karnataka.

"Is it appropriate to create a furore against this bill," he asked.

Yeddyurappa led a party delegation to Patil, urging her for early consent to the bill. Opposing it, Congress and Janata Dal-Secular delegations also met Patil demanding she reject the bill.

Writers led by Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy have strongly opposed the bill.
  

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  • vincy, Shamboor/Bangkok

    Tue, Aug 24 2010

    The BJP,RSS,BD,RS and VHP with many other jobless civil army agenda is as follows
    1) Pass the Bill and implement as soon as possible in all the districts
    2) Acquire the government land where ever possible
    3) Construction of the Goshalas for the cows collected from the illegal transporters
    4) Collect funds from the general public for the betterment of of the cows
    5) Pass a a resolution at cabinet to approve government funds for the Goshalas
    6) Conduct cow show at Taluk,District and state level and give prizes for the healthy muscled oxen and cow
    7) Collect donation to make such shows and use the cattle for BJP samavesha and other party related morcha and andolan
    8) Sell the healthy and muscled oxen and cow at Night time to the highest bidder on condition that the leather should be sent back well treated so that it can be used for the chairs and cars belong to BJP leaders.

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  • Flona, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 24 2010

    This bill is an absolute measure to impress the majority. But is this democracy where something becomes a rule only because there is majority in favour of it?? What about the minority against the bill?? Has their opinion nothing to do in a democratic country?

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  • Clifford Fernandes, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 24 2010

    In democracy you don't impose your will forcibly on other people such as encouraging goondas to attack places of worship. This done to get votes for the panchayat election.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Kemmannu

    Tue, Aug 24 2010

    BJP is trying to put the real issues of Bad Governance, Beggar deaths, Reddy, Hallapa and Bachhu Gowda in the back burner. This government now wants to mislead the Hindu community to believe that only BJP cares for their COW god.
    If they had they would have done the following things first:
    1. Build cattle sheds in every district of Karnataka where the poor farmer can leave his old and ageing cattle to be taken care by the government.
    2. Ensure minimum support price for cattle given to these sheds which other wise the farmer would have got after giving away his cow to the butcher.
    We know for sure that Government has no such plans. Now what will happen?
    1. Poor farmers will have to abandon their old cattle in the jungle only to be eaten up by wild animals.
    2. Abandon the cattle on Highways only to get killed by motorist or kill the motorist and pedestrian.
    3. Poor god fearing Hindu farmer who cannot feed his own family will now commit suicide.
    I hope the President of India intervenes.

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