Cow Vigilantism

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the transport of cowhide does not amount to the contravention of provisions of the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. The observation was made by Justice Mohammad Aslam On August 17 allowing a criminal revision application filed by Manjeet Tanwar against a November 11, 2021, order of the chief judicial magistrate, Agra, rejecting the release of a vehicle allegedly used to transport cowhide. On March 24, 2021, acting on information that a truckload of cowhide was being transported from Rajasthan's Dhaulpur to Agra, the police stopped the vehicle near Saiyan and seized it. The High Court held that since transportation of cowhide is not specifically prohibited under the UP Cow Slaughter Act, the special magistrate, Agra, has the jurisdiction to decide over the release of the vehicle in question. It directed the chief judicial magistrate, Agra, to pass appropriate order on the release application of the applicant within a month.

Claims made in the past on the cow being the only animal that exhales oxygen have generally been contradicted by the scientific community.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat unwittingly highlighted the covert chauvinism in so-called polite society, and that includes the Indian corporate sector

The reversal of burden of proof on cow, love Jihad, dissent and citizenship turns the tenets of judicial system on its head

Utility value determines choice of animals

The report, which also highlights the impact these so-called cow vigilantes have had on the rural economy, comes ahead of national elections

We need to find ways to nurture this economy in which individual farmers benefit from the small-scale operation

In March 2016, Imtiyaz Khan and Mazrum Ansari were beaten up and then hanged from a tree by a mob of so-called cow vigilantes in Khaprelwar village of Latehar district

The contempt plea filed by Tushar Gandhi refers to several incidents of targeted lynching of Muslims by the cow vigilante groups in the three states even after the Supreme Court's September 6 order

Two brothers were thrashed by a mob of cow vigilantes on Friday when they were carrying meat in an auto-rickshaw

The RSS chief said, 'They do not resort to violence even if their sentiments are deeply hurt'

Mallikarjun Kharge also alleged that Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh have become mob lynching centres

Manmohan Vaidya said identity of this country is Hindutva, which is not against any other religion

When you kill in the name of cow, you kill the cow, you kill ahimsa & you kill humanity: Kapil Sibal

During monsoon session, the opposition would raise issues of mob lynchings and cow vigilantism

Opposition parties have attacked the BJP over the cases of cow vigilantism

Lynchings do not defame India, they shame it

Modi remarks in the wake of criticism for being silent about the violence by cow vigilantes

The Prime Minister spoke against the violence perpetrated by cow protectors in the country today

It si on the issue of violence perpetrated across country by gau rakshaks