Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Aug 26: Activists of 'Food Our Right', farmers and progressive organizations have urged the state government to repeal the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act. Addressing a press meet, leaders of progressive organizations claimed that the ban on cow slaughter has in effect snatched away the food of the people belonging to scheduled castes, tribals, Muslims and other minority communities.

"During the lockdown period, schools were closed. This deprived the children of nutritious food. At this time, the government made sure that nutritious food that was available at a reasonable rate also was deprived to them. Scientifically also such a measure is wrong, the organization representatives stated.

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They said that beef is a nutritious food that plays a major role in driving away anaemia. They added that it meets protein shortage as it has vitamin A, B complex and zinc. The members of the organizations felt that minority community people are being targeted, and the cow slaughter ban act makes people of these communities physically weak and financially feeble.