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Centre okays law to ban cow slaughter
May 06, 2003 22:38 IST
The Centre on Tuesday approved the enactment of a central law to prohibit slaughter of cow under Article 252 (1) of the Constitution.
The Centre will act only if two or more states request it to formulate a law on the issue, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said after a Cabinet meeting in New Delhi.
The Cabinet also approved a proposal to approach the state governments to adopt a resolution on the subject in their legislatures and forward the same to the Centre.
This, Swaraj said, would enable the Centre to seek the consent of the states on the matter.
Though many states have laws in this respect, they are neither uniform nor stringent, as there are provisions allowing slaughter of old cows, she said, adding at times healthy ones are also slaughtered.
Swaraj, however, made it clear that such a central legislation would not be binding on the states.
The states where cow slaughter is not banned are Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Kerala and Lakshadweep.
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Sub: Me, a beef-eating Hindu
Hello, I dont think it makes any sense for any Hindu to preach to another Hindu how to live her / his life. The best ...
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Posted by Manu
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Sub: excellent move
now dont say this a communal act.... As a part of Indian culture cow is being worshipped in most parts of our country. On such ...
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Sub: cow slaughter
Well. When you will stop human slaughter. There is no law for banning human babys(abortion) or human murder.
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Sub: Ban on Cow Slaughter
I fail to understand why the Govt. is banning cow slaughter. Is it because of religious sentiments or has the cow become an extinct specie?? ...
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Sub: What next?
Well, cow slaughter is a sin because we drink it milk? What does these people say about goat and chicken? Well, we are supposed to ...
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