Anti-cow slaughter Bill passed in Karnataka Legislative Council
Bengaluru, Feb 8: The anti-cow slaughter Bill was passed in the Karnataka Legislative Council by a voice-vote on Monday amid protest by the Congress party and JD(S).
The Bill, already passed by the Assembly, was put to vote by Deputy Chairman of the council M K Pranesh.
JD(S) MLCs trooped into the well of the House and some of them tore the copies of the Bill and threw them near the Chair.
Despite this, the Deputy Chairman announced that the Bill has been passed. The BJP members thumped the desk and expressed happiness.
Later, the House was adjourned for Tuesday.
Earlier, Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chauhan presented the Bill for consideration of the House.
During the discussion, several Congress and JD(S) MLCs termed the Bill as anti-farmers, said it was targeting certain sections of people and demanded that it be withdrawn or be referred to the joint select committee for vetting.
Expressing happiness over the passage of the Bill, Chauhan said there were more than 75 domestic breeds of cattle but now there were only 35 breeds for want of conservation.
With the Act cominginto effect, the efforts for conservation would gain strength, he said.
The government had, on January5, promulgated the anti- cowslaughterordinance that provides for punishment for killing ofcattleand offers protection to those acting in good faith to save them, as the Bill to this effect was yet to be cleared by the Legislative Council.
Under the ordinance,slaughterofcattlewould lead to imprisonment of upto 3 to 7 years and a fine ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh. Subsequent offences would attract imprisonment of upto seven years and a fine from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
According to the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance-2020, cattle is defined as a cow, calf of a cow, bull and bullock of all ages and he or she buffalo below the age of 13, while beef has been defined as the flesh of the cattle in any form.
For a Bill to become a law, its passage in both Houses followed by assent by the Governor is necessary.
However, as the Council was adjourned sine die even before the Bill was tabled there for passage during the winter session, the government opted for the ordinance route.
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Vijay files nomination from Perambur in Chennai, appeals to people to give chance to 'whistle'
Chennai (PTI): TVK chief, actor-politician Vijay on Monday filed his nomination to contest Assembly polls from Perambur constituency in Chennai and appealed to the people to give an opportunity to his party TVK and vote for the party's whistle symbol on April 23.
After filing his papers, Vijay, addressing the people from his open-top campaign vehicle, reiterated his allegation that the DMK was an evil force.
He slammed the DMK regime alleging there was no safety for women and hit out at the government over the degraded law and order situation and for the alleged prevalence of drugs.
"We have to save Tamil Nadu. Who is responsible for this plight? The evil force DMK is the reason for this situation, Stalin sir is the reason," he alleged.
The 2026 Assembly polls is the debut polls for Vijay and he has chosen to fight from Perambur in north Chennai, which has a sizable population of the working classes. Also, he is contesting from Tiruchirappalli-East in central Tamil Nadu, a key part of the fertile Cauvery delta region.
Vijay said he quit his comfortable life and joined politics just for the sake of the people, to pay his debt of gratitude to them. "I have endured all the pain and came (joined politics) only for you. I will never lie, never deceive you."
He reiterated that the poll fight was confined between the ruling DMK and the debutant challenger TVK and denounced the 4-cornered contest.
"Do you want Stalin sir, who runs an anti-people government? Or do you want Vijay, who loves people? Please give an opportunity and vote for the whistle symbol. This should be a whistle revolution election.
The actor-turned politician wondered how people could live without having "basic amenities" and alleged that even elderly women did not have safety.
Alleging violent attacks due to consumption of "intoxicants," he asked, "Is this a country or a jungle. Does a government exist? Does it function?
Furthermore, he asked, "Is there safety in the regime of this evil force DMK? Did children have safety? Did you live peacefully?
Stalin is not concerned about the people and for him and his government, what mattered and important was "loot" alongwith the family during the past 5 years.
The TVK chief alleged Rs 1,000 crore corruption in state-run liquor corporation TASMAC. He also alleged a scandal involving a similar sum in the municipal administration department and a cash for jobs scam.
He asked the 'Gen z kids' to pick the whistle symbol on the day of polls in the electronic voting machine and support TVK.
He asked: "What can be done with this evil force, the DMK government, which offers no security and no employment? Shall we throw it away? Next, they will have piles of money and won't know what to do with it, so they'll give it to all of you, dreaming of winning somehow. As I said before, take everything. Take it and blow the whistle in their ears and send them away."
Vijay was presented by his party workers a 'Vel,' a spear-like weapon seen in the hands of Lord Muruga.
