New anti-cow-slaughter law will protect cow vigilantes in Karnataka: Deputy CM

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December 11, 2020

Bengaluru, Dec 11: CN Ashwath Narayan, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has said that the new anti-cow-slaughter Bill of the state will help protect ‘Gau Rakshaks’.

Speaking to media, Narayan said, “Earlier, life was at risk for vigilantes, not those who were in the (cattle) trade.”

On Wednesday, Karnataka’s BJP government passed the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2020. Cow slaughter has been prohibited in the state since the 1960s but this bill adds bulls and buffaloes under 13 years of age into the definition of ‘cattle’. It has also made the punishment for slaughter stricter.

Violent incidents related to cattle slaughter have been on the rise since 2015, wherein 46 people across the country have died and 146 were injured, according to data quoted in the report. None of these people were cattle vigilantes according to NDTV. But Narayan has said that in Karnataka, only cow vigilantes “have lost their lives”.

“People in the (cattle) trade were completely armed. They were taking lives and killing people. It is not the vigilantes,” he added.

As per the Bill, cow slaughter will attract imprisonment of up to seven years and a fine of up to Rs 10 lakh, the CM said.

The Bill contains within it Section 17, which protects ‘persons acting in good faith’. Narayan said this provision has been made keeping in mind cow vigilantes. “Vigilantes or anyone who is working for a cause and the law of the land should definitely have a scope to work in this provision,” he said.

Narayan said that this is not an agenda, because BJP is already in power. This is only a means for the state to preserve and promote its culture. The Bill’s objectives state that the government wants to ensure “preservation and improvement of breeds of cattle” and “organization of agriculture and animal husbandry”.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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