O Hindus,
this is the outcome of electing Congress to the power ! From the day
one, new Congress Govt. has started to steps against religious
sentiments of Hindus. Now only establishment of the Hindu Rashtra can
save Hindus from the clutches of Congress ! - Editor
Anti-Hindu K Siddaramaih, new Karnataka CM
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Karnataka : K Siddaramaiah, who took over as the 22nd
chief minister of Karnataka on Monday, is all set to face a stormy
legislative assembly session. Among the several decisions that he took
after being sworn-in was to reverse the previous Bharatiya Janata Party
government’s decision banning cow slaughter in the state.
The BJP had decided to implement a ban
on cow slaughter in Karnataka when it came to power in 2008 and had
passed the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Preservation Bill.
This meant that there was a blanket ban
on cow slaughter across the state. The same was passed in the
legislative assembly. However, Siddaramaiah made it clear that the bill
would be withdrawn.
This would now lead to a debate on the floor of the House and the BJP, with 40 legislators, has decided to oppose this move.
BJP leader Suresh Kumar, a former law
minister, said, “Let it come to the assembly. We will debate it. We had
taken the decision to prevent the in-discriminatory slaughter of
cattle.”
When the BJP had introduced the
amendment bill, the Congress had petitioned the governor and
Siddararmaiah had vehemently opposed the same on the floor of the House.
He had said that it affects beef-eaters and also those persons who are
into transportation of cattle.
It also has an impact on those in the leather industry and the meat packaging industry, he had pointed out.
The BJP, however, decided to go ahead
with the amendment bill. As per the amendment bill, slaughtering of
cows, calf of a cow and bull, bullock, buffalo male or female and calf
of she-buffalo is prohibited. However, if permission is obtained from a
competent authority, animals above the age of 15 could be slaughtered.
The original act which was passed in
1964 stated that cows, calves or she-buffaloes cannot be slaughtered.
However, it allowed the slaughter of bulls, bullocks and buffaloes
provided they were 12 years of age or above and also unfit for breeding,
did not give milk or victims of drought.
The bill has been contentious in
Karnataka and the movement to ban cow slaughter was strongest in
Mangalore. There were protests -- and at times violence -- over this
issue and the BJP government had decided to ban cow slaughter despite
reservation from the Muslims.
Source : Rediff
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