Mangaluru, Jul 13: Demanding complete and effective ban on cow slaughter and stringent action against cattle traffickers in Karnataka saffron outfits on Monday staged a massive protest rally in Mangaluru under the leadership of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Hundreds of activists belonging Bajrang Dal, Go Samrakshana Samiti and other likeminded organizations hailing from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod districts took out a rally from Jyothi Circle and converged at Nehru Maidan, where a protest meet was held.
Addressing the gathering, VHP vice president Hukumchand Sawala lashed out at chief minister Siddaramaiah led state government for not banning cow slaughter and failing to stop alleged cow trafficking in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and other parts of Karnataka.
He said even though the nation was facing severe shortage of milk, several Congress ruled states like Karnataka were not ready to impose ban on cow slaughter. Rather this government is encouraging cow slaughterers through its criminal negligence, he complained.
He threatened that if the government continued its alleged anti-Hindu policies, the Hindutva forces would take law into their hands to safeguard the interests of Hindus and protect ‘mother cow’.
“If these youths can take out a procession with the Bhagvad Dhwaj in their hands, they can also hold batons in their hands to protect cows and teach a lesson to traffickers,” he warned.
He went on to say that those who slaughter cows should be awarded death penalty. “Death is the suitable punishment for those who kill cows,” he reiterated.
In his keynote address, Kateel Dinesh Pai slammed the district administration for hesitating to give permission to hold a rally against cattle trafficking. He termed cow trafficking and slaughter a major problem of the coastal Karnataka and took the police to task for failing to curb illegal cattle transportation.
“We often receive information on cow trafficking but the police are hesitant to take action against them. If the police are not capable to arrest the cow traffickers and slaughterers, we know what to do,” he said and added that if the police are afraid of cattle traffickers let them get training from Bajrang Dal activists. “Our Bajrang Dal activists are always ready to train police and teach them how to deal with butchers,” he said.
Prof M B Puranik, VHP leader, Dr P. Ananthakrishna Bhat, convener, Go Samrakshana Samiti, Mangaluru, Sharan Pumpwell, Bajrang Dal leader were present among others.
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