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Cattle at a recent weekly market at Gandasi in Arsikere taluk. | Photo Credit: PRAKASH HASSAN “A cow is lying in my shed with one leg broken. I am ready to give it away for free, but no one is willing to take it,” said Kallesh, a farmer from Singatagere in Kadur taluk of Chikkamagaluru district. Already suffering from a loss with his farm giving him a low yield and finding it difficult to mobilise money for his son’s education, Mr. Kallesh was looking for someone who could relieve him of the burden of looking after his cow.
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Prabhu Chavan says Congress is politicising the issue
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Minister for Animal Husbandry Prabhu Chavan at a meeting with officials in Mysuru on Tuesday.
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Prabhu Chavan says Congress is politicising the issue
A day after the controversial Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020 was notified, Minister for Animal Husbandry Prabhu Chavan on Tuesday claimed that the Act has caused no harm to farmers but to the Congress which is ‘politicising’ the issue.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru after a review meeting of his department, he said no farmer has approached the government with a complaint to the decision taken by the government to safeguard cattle. “Farmers are happy as we are protecting the cows. Only the Congress party is having a problem on the decision taken by us,” Mr Chavan said, in reply to a question on the lack of alternative steps taken on the difficulties of farmers for loo
Minister Prabhu Chavan tells officials to improve chicken, mutton production
Minister for Animal Husbandry Prabhu Chavan on Monday told his department officials to lay emphasis on increasing the production of chicken and mutton in the wake of ban on cow slaughter in the State.
Speaking at a meeting to review the progress in the Department of Animal Husbandry in Mandya, the Minister, who took the officers to task over evading duties/services citing staff scarcity, directed the officials to work towards improving the production of chicken and mutton to meet the demand for the meat.
Mr. Chavan asked the Mandya deputy commissioner to take steps in establishing cow shelters following enforcement of the anti-cow slaughter law.