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Disowning a "cow" may soon be a criminal offence in Madhya Pradesh
Updated Jan 05, 2018 | 21:10 IST | Mirror Now Digital
Barely a week after India ushers in 2018 which some are referring to as a new era of technology and development, reports have indicated that the Madhya Pradesh government is likely to make amendments in its cow protection law that would deem abandoning the animal as a criminal offence.
Disown a cow in Madhya Pradesh and you could be jailed
Barely a week after India ushers in 2018 which some are referring to as a new era for technology and development, reports have indicated that the Madhya Pradesh government is likely to make amendments in its cow protection law that would deem abandoning the animal as a criminal offence.
According to reports, the state's animal husbandry department is considering the amendments to the state's 2004 law against cow slaughter in a bid to arm the district administration to file complaints against errant cow owners for abandoning livestock, reported The New Delhi Television Limited.
It is being speculated that the move is being mulled over with the objective of ensuring that cow owners continue to take care of the animal beyond its production years. Media reports also suggested that the law department was approached by the animal husbandry department with a draft of legal recommendations.
"This is being taken seriously. The government has enacted law to serve Gaumata, but the owners should also think. We are discussing the provisions of the law," Madhya Pradesh Law Minister Rampal Singh said.
While the opposition claimed that the policy is being considered by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ahead of the upcoming elections as a pre-poll stunt, the state's law minister said, "The agenda of the whole country is the service of Gaumata."
Earlier last year, a media report on December 31 claimed that at least 58 cows died in the last 28 days in a cow shelter in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district and a three-member committee has been set up to probe the issue. Authorities were also reported to have sent samples of the fodder to a Bhopal lab for analysis.
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has also decided to count the number of cows and other bovines in the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Adityanath earlier last year. The state government is expected to spend Rs 7.86 crore on the bovine census.
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Disowning a "cow" may soon be a criminal offence in Madhya Pradesh Description: Barely a week after India ushers in 2018 which some are referring to as a new era of technology and development, reports have indicated that the Madhya Pradesh government is likely to make amendments in its cow protection law that would deem abandoning the animal as a criminal offence. Times Now
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