Cow smugglers are 'terrorists': Rajasthan BJP vice-president
Jaipur, Jan 2: The vice-president of the BJP's Rajasthan unit has said cow smugglers were like "terrorists" and asked the newly-elected Congress government to protest against cow smuggling and slaughter.
"I will call those people terrorists who indulge in cow smuggling and slaughter but do not desist from their actions. It's strange that none of the Congress leaders protest against the menace. Now, they are in power and they should work to stop such crimes," Gyan Dev Ahuja told reporters in Alwar on Tuesday.
His comments come three days after a 23-year-old youth, Sagir Khan, was beaten up by a mob in Alwar district on Sunday for allegedly transporting cattle illegally.
Ahuja, a former Ramgarh constituency MLA from Alwar, claimed that there was no mob lynching in the district as such. "It is not a planned murder or beating like murder and rape. It's people's anger which burst when police fails to take cognisance."
He said the people's anger was a part of a "natural course" as those involved in cow smuggling and slaughter were not able to answer "satisfactorily" when they were stopped.
The Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president said people belonging to the Muslim community should respect the sentiments of the "big brother", the Hindus, and protest against cow smuggling and slaughter.
Ahuja claimed that the accused booked in the Pehlu Khan mob-lynching cas were "innocent". An inquiry revealed that they were not present at the spot and were later revealed on bail, he said. "However, I am not in favour manhandling and murder."
The BJP leader had courted controversies earlier too with his remarks. In July, Ahuja had said cow slaughter was a "bigger crime" than terrorism. He had also demanded the release of three persons arrested for allegedly lynching 28-year-old Rakbar Khan on the suspicion of smuggling cows.
In 2016, he had alleged that the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was hub of sex and drugs, where over "3,000 used condoms and 2,000 liquor bottles" are found daily.
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Delhi to witness mainly clear sky, temperature to hover around 30 deg C
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi witnessed a cloudy morning on Sunday, with the minimum temperature at 15.6 degrees Celsius, 1.1 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The weather department has predicted a mainly clear sky during the day, with partly cloudy conditions towards the evening and night on Sunday.
The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 30 degrees Celsius.
The relative humidity was recorded at 87 per cent at 8.30 am.
The air quality was 'moderate' at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 154, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
The CPCB classifies an AQI between zero and 50 as 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 as 'severe'.
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