Cow Our Mother, Slaughter Must Stop, Says Assam s Himanta Biswa Sarma Cow Our Mother, Slaughter Must Stop, Says Assam s Himanta Biswa Sarma Cow is our mother. We will not allow cows to be smuggled in from West Bengal. Those places where cows are worshipped, beef must not be consumed, said Himanta Biswa Sarma.
No illegal cartel of cow trade will be allowed, Himanta Biswa Sarma said. (File)
Guwahati:
Himanta Biswa Sarma on the final day of his first assembly session after becoming Chief Minister of Assam this Monday said the government would take every action within the ambit of the constitution to protect cows in the state.
Why Assam is introducing a cow protection bill
It is intended to stop the smuggling of cattle from the state, mainly to Bangladesh
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UPDATED: May 26, 2021 07:26 IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addressing a press conference at staff college in Guwahati, on May 20, 2021; (ANI Photo)
On May 22, Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi said in the assembly that the state government would bring a legislation in the next session of the house to protect the cows in the state. “We all revere and worship the cow. It is a sacred animal as it nurtures us with life-sustaining milk. In fact, it is a symbol of the divine bounty of the earth. I am happy to inform you that my government plans to introduce the Cow Protection Bill in the next assembly session,” Mukhi said, addressing the first session of the 15th Assam assembly.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma defends proposed cow protection bill in state
Himanta Biswa Sarma said he has seen many times the statements of Darul Uloom from Lucknow that beef should not be consumed in places where Hindus live.
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GUWAHATI: Defending the proposed cow protection bill in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the ruling BJP on Monday said beef should not be consumed in places where Hindus live and the bovine is worshipped.
During a discussion on the motion of thanks on the Governor s address in Assam Assembly, the opposition AIUDF feared that the propsed bill will encourage incidents of mob lynching like those in the cow belt in northern India.