New Delhi: After some gruesome incidents of cattle policing took place on this soil, on Saturday, august 6, Prime minister Narendra Modi broke his silence on the issue and said that states must take strict action against the ‘Gaurakshaks’, whom he called ‘anti-social elements’.
After the launch of PMO App at Indira Gandhi statdium, he held an interactive session -Town Hall meet and said that while he feels sad, he also feels raged at the ‘business of cow protection’.
“I would request the state governments to prepare a dossier on cow protection groups and they would find that 70% to 80% of them are anti-social elements,” he said adding that the certain people indulge in anti-social activities throughout the night and become protectors of the cow during the day.
It may be recalled perpetuated assaults on Minorities and Dalits by Hindutva outfit members and recent public flogging of Dalits in Una district of Gujarat, which led to change of guard in Modi’s home state became point of outrage in the Parliament with the opposition seeking the PM clarification on the same.
He slammed the ‘Gaurakshaks’ stating that more cattle died of eating plastics rather than being slaughtered by Muslims and Dalits.
In a clear message to Hindutva fringe elements, he cautioned NGOs and activists against “torturing” and “oppressing” people in the guise of helping or protecting animals.
