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Opinions on whether the arrested chief minister is corrupt depended on whether interviewees had benefitted from his government’s welfare schemes.
Vishnu Dabad attributes his rise from poverty to powerful local politician to an animal: the cow. The 30-year-old is one of many Gau Rakshaks, or cow protectors: activists who have taken Indian laws banning cattle slaughter and beef consumption into their own hands since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 at the head of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Scores of cow protectors in recent years have been accused of using violence to carry out extra-judicial activities, often finding themselves at odds with law enforcement, even as many won acclaim for defendi...
Cow protectors in recent years have been accused of using violence to carry out extra-judicial activities
“Even politicians feel threatened by the enormous network of cow vigilantes,” says top interior ministry official.
Dressed in an embroidered salmon-hued outfit and sparkling silver boots, a girl gazes seriously into the camera. She stands in stark contrast to the ding