"I do not even have money to buy poison"
@allknowing (130233)
India
May 29, 2017 9:49pm CST
So far only Muslims were blamed for being religious fanatics. Now Hindus in India are following suit. Obsessed with cow worship the centre has gone a step further and has banned cattle slaughter the nation over.
There is heavy resistance as those buffaloes that no longer yield used to be sold for slaughter.
There is a cascading effect of this order. Farmers are left with buffaloes that do not yield. Some have simply let them on streets without feeding them. Government has not made arrangements for their maintenance. The cattle is starving with no shelter
Meat exporters are left with no business. Many are now without jobs.
Cows in particular are packed in stables without proper maintenance.
One farmer even told the media that he does not even have money to buy poison and kill himself.
There is heavy resistance to this rule which is but natural. Government is interfering with what people should eat and not eat.
What is your reaction to this?
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11 responses
@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
30 May 17
I have not noticed any such incidents in any part of the state in India. Recently, I had been to Banaras. Even there also everything is running smoothly.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
30 May 17
The Centre has gone crazy proving their might and majority. The Prime Minister is nowhere to be seen. He is touring European countries at our cost.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
30 May 17
that is absolutely terrible. it is more break down to survival of humans. i agree that some form of abuse is done to cattle but this is abuse in itself.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
30 May 17
The Centre is all for Hindutva and this is the result of that. They are in the majority with a low opposition. The only way is to resist by staging road shows.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 May 17
Cows are better slaughtered than left to die that way considering that they are considered sacred.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
30 May 17
My Heart goes out to these innocent animals who are left to die.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
30 May 17
@louievill Where has compassion disappeared is a question no one will answer
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 May 17
@allknowing me too, it's unthinkable for us who do not have these religious belief, it's like the worst cruelty to animals and wasting food and making people lose jobs at the same time.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
30 May 17
@allknowing Let's hope they do, it's impractical and unreasonable.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
1 Jun 17
There is a lot of resistance and hopefully that madness will be contained.
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
1 Jun 17
@allknowing I hope so. Remember, I'm visiting next October 2018!
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
30 May 17
It is difficult to understand their logic
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
30 May 17
There was enough meat until this ban.
That is a valid point. May be we can import meat as cows are not slaughtered here although all this sounds weird to me.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
30 May 17
I am glad I live in the USA.
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@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
30 May 17
It is ironic that with so many starving and undernourished people the gov't cannot use a food source which is readily available. Religion has always been a hindrance to progress. Their leaders intransigent to reason and preferring to hide their cowardliness behind archaic beliefs that have long past their usefulness.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
30 May 17
When fanaticism takes over there is no saying how far one can go.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
30 May 17
Not yet. Chicken is still there, so also mutton, fish. It has all to do with the cow worship
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