BJP workers take to streets with cows to protest against Minister’s cow-slaughter remark
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Tuesday, June 5, launched widespread protests in Bengaluru in response to controversial remarks made by Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences Minister K Venkatesh regarding the slaughtering of cows.
The protesting party workers took to the streets in Bengaluru with their cows to demonstrate against the remarks made by the minister.
Venkatesh questioned the rationale and decision of the previous government's ban on cow slaughter while permitting the slaughter of bulls and buffaloes. He also highlighted the challenges faced by farmers in maintaining aged cattle and disposing of deceased animals. Additionally, he mentioned the shortage of funds for managing gaushalas (cow shelters) in the state.
The BJP, including former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, strongly criticized Venkatesh's remarks. Bommai expressed shock at the statement, emphasizing the emotional connection and reverence Indians have towards cows, which are regarded as a mother figure.
During the protests, BJP leaders and party workers raised slogans and displayed placards opposing the proposal to revoke the anti-cow slaughter law. However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah defended Venkatesh's statement, stating that no decision had been made yet and the matter would be discussed in the upcoming cabinet meeting.
#WATCH | BJP workers protest with cows after Karnataka minister K Venkatesh asked what is wrong with slaughtering cows, in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/QNXpczx355
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
