Congress govt is ‘anti cow’: BJP stages protest in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 6: The BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday staged a protest with cattle accusing the Congress government in the state of being anti-cow'.
Party leaders gathered at Freedom Park here with cows. They put banners on the cows which read: "this government is not in favour of livestock."
The party also alleged that there are an inadequate number of veterinary hospitals in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts with many of the existing ones having been shifted to other places. "Following this, milk production has dwindled in this region," a party leader said.
Talking to reporters, BJP state general secretary P Rajeev alleged that the Siddaramaiah government was 'anti-cow' because "it does not want any cows in Bengaluru".
He also warned to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha, which houses the state Legislature and Secretariat of Karnataka, with cows if the government did not give up its "anti-cattle policy."
Speaking on the occasion, 'Raitha Morcha' state president A S Nadahalli charged the Congress government with stopping all the pro-farmer schemes implemented by BJP and those started during the tenure of B S Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister.
He alleged that the milk production incentive and 'Vidyasiri' student stipend schemes have been stopped by the Siddaramaiah government.
Later, the police took them into preventive custody.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
