‘Protecting cows key to save the world’
Cow protection is the most important principle for saving the world from moral degradation, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani said hours after his state made the slaughter of the animal punishable with life imprisonment.
In a series of tweets, the chief minister said his government understood the importance and values of the cow — considered holy by many Hindus — and hence amended a law to legislate stricter punishments.
“Protection of cows is the single-most important principle towards saving the world from both moral and spiritual degrada- the BJP leader said. The amendments – that give Gujarat the harshest law in the country to protect cattle — include a fine of up to ₹1 lakh and permanent confiscation of the vehicle used for transportation.
Anyone found killing cows in Chhattishgarh will be hanged, CM Raman Singh said on Saturday, underpinning the BJP’S radical shift in its plans to protect the bovine considered sacred by many Hindus.
Singh’s comments came a day after Gujarat’s BJP government amended its laws to make cow slaughter punishable by life imprisonment. The party government in Uttar Pradesh led by the firebrand Hindu icon Yogi Adityanath has also launched a crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses and cattle smuggling.
“Pichhale 15 saal se ek bhi ghatna aisee nahi huee...jo maarega usko latka denge (Not a single incident of cow slaughter has taken place in the last 15 years...anyone who does so will be hanged),” the chief minister said.