Mangalore: Let Police Give us Legal Right to Stop Cow Slaughter - Bajrang Dal
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje / Hemanath Padubidri (Udupi)
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (DV)
Mangalore, Nov 15: Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Thursday November 15 jointly organized a protest rally against cow slaughter and submitted a memorandum to chief minister through deputy commissioner demanding that cow slaughter be banned, and illicit slaughter houses closed down.
They warned that if the government failed to do so, then the protest would be intensified.
Mangalore
Udupi
Dinesh Pai Kateel in his keynote address said the government had passed the law against cow slaughter in 1964, but it was a weak law. "Police have failed to prevent illegal transportation of cattle and when they are questioned about this they tell that they do not have sufficient staff to prevent such illegal activities. If they do not have staff let them give legal permission to our activists... we know how to stop it. This struggle is like a freedom fight, we will not rest until we get justice," he said.
Bajrang Dal division convener Sharan Pumpwell said, "We have been fighting against cow slaughter for the past 15 years. We have pleaded with the government and with officials to ban the cow slaughter but to no avail. We even met Muslim leaders urging them not to hurt our religious sentiments."
"A prominent Congress leader defends beef eaters and says beef is a nutritious food but now I challenge him - if cow is nutritious why do you not eat pork which is also nutritious? Three weeks ago a pro-Muslim organization held a convention at Nehru Maidan where their religious leader said ‘If Modi becomes Prime minister then Muslims will become terrorists’. If Muslims become terrorists then all Hindus will pelt stones to dispel them," he lashed out, adding, "We Hindus are not cowards - remember 1998 Suratkal and 2006 Mangalore riots."
Ravish Tantri, vice-president of Aikya Vedi Kerala as main speaker lambasted PFI and said their main agenda was to 'target Hindu sisters for sexual gratification' and 'rule with terrorism'. "Present day we call ourselves as Hindus because of RSS and Sangha Parivar. If you attack Hindus we are ready to show what we are. We will fight for Dharma according to what Krishna said in the Bhagavadgeeta," he said.
Rajesh Nayak in his presidential address said, "I was born in an agricultural family, and work as a farmer. Organic farming is the best way of cultivation. After independence we used chemical fertilizers and we are fed with poison. One cattle gives one load of manure to field but finally goes to the slaughter house. I pity this situation."
Sri Rajashekar Swamjji of Sri Vajradehi Math lauded those who fight to save cattle going into hands of butchers and said, "Today we drink pasteurized milk which is not good for health, instead of direct cow's milk. Hindu society is ready to face any obstacles."
M B Puranik president of VHP said, "Cow should be cared for and treated as a mother because it nurture us. Even Mahathma Gandhijji dreamt about Ramrajya and was against cow slaughter."
Krishnamurthy, Manohar Tulja Ram, Jagadish Shenava, Gopal Kuthar, Jithendra Kottary, Bujanga Kulal, Pradeep Pumpwell and others were present on the occasion.