Cow our mother, slaughter must stop, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Cow our mother, slaughter must stop, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government will take every action within the ambit of the constitution to protect cows in the state. Earlier, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi had said the Assam government plans to introduce Cow Protection Bill in the next session of the Assembly.
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File photo of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Assam government will take all necessary steps within the ambit of the constitution to protect cows in the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma defends proposed cow protection bill in state
Himanta Biswa Sarma said he has seen many times the statements of Darul Uloom from Lucknow that beef should not be consumed in places where Hindus live.
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GUWAHATI: Defending the proposed cow protection bill in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the ruling BJP on Monday said beef should not be consumed in places where Hindus live and the bovine is worshipped.
During a discussion on the motion of thanks on the Governor s address in Assam Assembly, the opposition AIUDF feared that the propsed bill will encourage incidents of mob lynching like those in the cow belt in northern India.