Authorities in Dhubri town of western Assam imposed prohibitory orders following a surge in communal tensions triggered by the alleged discovery of cow meat near a local temple.
The Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have apprehended two minors for their alleged involvement in cow slaughter near signature bridge in the New Usmanpur area of north east Delhi.
Assam Police have arrested six individuals for their involvement in the public slaughter of cattle during a picnic.
The chief minister was speaking at the ‘Monsoon Meet 2024’ being hosted for the first time in the State by the union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Speaking to some media persons on Tuesday, the CM also said that the state cabinet has decided that from now on, the Vice Chancellors (Kulpati) of universities in the state will be officially called ‘Kulguru’.
The revered spiritual leader emphasised the urgent need to cease cow slaughter, highlighting it as a paramount concern in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
While timely action by the police brought the situation under control, the tension continued to prevail till late at night with both the groups raising slogans against each other.
Speaking to reporters outside the Raj Bhawan, Sharma said, "we have demanded that by amending the Article 48 of Chapter 4 of the Constitution of India, a complete ban should be imposed on cow slaughter and a uniform law should be enacted in all the states in this regard".
"If Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's government thinks it can suppress voices raised against its appeasement politics, it is scripting its downfall! Better remember, they are dealing with the BJP and not with TDP as per their 40:60 contracts," Deodhar claimed.
Most new enactments are not very effective because they are at odds with the basic principle of law making; namely, laws should be lenient but enforcement should be strict
