Daijiworld Media Network – Chamarajanagar (SP)
Chamarajanagar, Aug 24: State Governor, H R Bhardwaj, resented the campaign undertaken by the BJP to pressurize the President of India to sign Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill that he has forwarded to her. “This initiative smacks of political overtones,” he commented.
Speaking to reporters after taking part in the inaugural of JSS Art and Commerce College’s women’s hostel at Gundlupet in the district on Monday August 23, he said that the BJP’s efforts to politicise the issue of cow slaughter is a worrying development. While concurring with the point that Hindus worship cow, he felt that it is wrong to snatch away the right to food of the majority in the country, who consume non-vegetarian food.
“The bill is in the court of the President now. The BJP’s efforts to create dispute about it has been creating unnecessary confusion among the people. The party has been trying to split the society on emotional lines. It is wrong on its part to have decided to undertake protest all over the state on this issue. The state government too has not been moving on the right direction in relation to the bill,” he added.