AFTER MAHARASHTRA ,HARYANA MAY BE THE SECOND STATE TO PUT A BAN ON COW SLAUGHTER

Chandigarh: Haryana government will introduce a bill in the Budget session to ban beef and cow slaughter in the state. Punishment under section 302 which amounts to murder, will be slapped for cow slaughter and possession of beef will also be included as crime.This is government next step after banning in Maharashtra.

Haryana Agriculture Minister Om Parkash Dhankar had on March 8 said that the state is set to introduce a bill for “protection and upkeep” of cows in the session.

In the proposed ‘Govansh Sanrakashan and Gau Samvardhan (Cow Protection and Cow Conservation and Development) Bill’ efforts will be made to ban cow slaughter and for conservation and better care of indigenous cattle, he said.

The minister noted that there were some 3,000 cows in the state in 400 cow shelters run by NGOs. Besides, some 1.5 lakh cows roam in fields or streets.

“The government will take necessary steps to provide incentives for marketing and processing of milk from indigenous cows,” the minister  added.

Courtesy: Agencies

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