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Anti -Cow Slaughter Bill in India: And Communal Congress Leader Bal Gongadhar Tilok

Muhammad Shamim Akhter , 28 September, 2010:

From Internet I have collected some reports about the anti-cow slautering law in India. Hope the reader will make thorough study and try to understand the fact.

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Karnataka Assembly adopts anti-cow slaughter Bill

BANGALORE ,   March 20, 2010

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT:

The controversial Bill to bring about a blanket ban on slaughter of milch animals and draught cattle received approval of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly amidst stiff resistance put up by the Opposition.

The Bill was passed by voice vote in the House after a five-hour discussion when members of the Opposition suggested that it be withdrawn, while members of the ruling party appreciated it in the interest of preserving the rich cattle wealth of the State.

The ruling BJP Government has brought forth the Bill, as made out by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and Minister for Home V.S. Acharya on three counts — to ensure that the ban on cattle slaughter is in consonance with the provisions of Article 48 of the Constitution, the various orders of the Karnataka High Court and the Supreme Court, and to fulfil the promise in the election manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party during the run-up to the Legislative Assembly elections in May 2008.

Mr. Yeddyurappa said the State Government had not brought forth the legislation to put down the interests of any community or section of the people. “There are similar legislation in Jammu and Kashmir , Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and several other States. Our larger aim is to save the cattle wealth for the benefit of the farming community and the people. It should be noted that even the former Prime Minister, the late Indira Gandhi, had written to all State governments in 1982 suggesting a total ban on slaughter of cattle. Severe penalties have been incorporated in the legislation only to ensure an effective enforcement”.

The Home Minister, who headed a three-member Cabinet subcommittee which went into all aspects of the prevailing legislation, the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act of 1964, and thereafter drafted the new legislation, Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2010, said the new Bill had been brought about following the demand from a large section of the people. “There is nothing political. We had brought forth certain amendments to the earlier Act in the Belgaum session of the legislature and thereafter withdrew it only to bring forth a more comprehensive legislation.”

Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, Deputy Leader T.B. Jayachandra, and senior member V. Srinivasa Prasad, who spoke at length against the Bill, said there was nothing comprehensive in the new legislation and the earlier law, which had stood the test for nearly 50 years should suffice. If need be, the Government could have always brought forth some amendments to the earlier Act, rather than bring forth “a draconian measure”.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article258716.ece

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Anti-cow slaughter Bill passed amid dharna

Bangalore Bureau

Both Houses take up listed agenda notwithstanding the Opposition dharna

Siddaramaiah describes passage of the Bills as ‘anti-democratic'

•  Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy  

 
making a point: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Motamma and other members protesting in the well of the House while Council Chairman D.H. Shankaramurthy was passing the

BANGALORE : The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party passed several Bills, including the controversial anti-cow slaughter Bill, in the State Legislature on Thursday amid continuing dharna and sloganeering by the combined Opposition.

Unlike the last three days when the presiding officers adjourned the Houses without transacting any business in the face of the agitation by Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) members' demand for a CBI probe into illegal mining, both the Houses took up the listed agenda and conducted proceedings notwithstanding the dharna.

In the Assembly, Speaker K.G. Bopaiah began the proceedings by taking up Question Hour — though all members who had questions were in the well of the House — while Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Kumar placed answers to unstarred questions.

Amid noisy scenes with the Opposition members, who were wearing black scarves, shouting slogans against the Government, Ministers of Departments concerned placed the demands for grants for discussion. Later, six Bills were passed with voice vote even as the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) members tore copies of the agenda. The Speaker adjourned the House later.

Ruckus in Council

Even in the Legislative Council, similar scenes of protest enacted with Opposition members shouting slogans against the Government for its refusal to order a CBI probe into illegal mining.

When Chairman D.H. Shankaramurthy began taking up items listed on the agenda, the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) members, who were in the well of the House, kept up a chorus of anti-Government slogans. A few members clambered atop the table in front of the Chairman's podium and tore the papers apart even as they shouted slogans.

Amid the ruckus, three Bills, including Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2010 were tabled and passed by voice vote. The other Bills passed included the Alliance University Bill 2010 and Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill 2010.

The Government's “strategy” of passing the Bills in the midst of agitation was roundly criticised by the Opposition in both the Houses. While Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Siddaramaiah described the passage of the Bills without any discussion as “anti-democratic”, Leader of the Opposition in the Council Motamma came down heavily on the Government for passing controversial Bills like anti-cow slaughter and Alliance University by “stealth”.

Other Bills

The Assembly also passed the Karnataka Town and Country Planning and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009 popularly known as the Akrama-Sakrama Bill.

Other Bills passed included the Karnataka Information Technology Investment Regions Bill, 2010; Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2010; the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Bill, 2010; Karnataka Irrigation and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Bill, 2010; Karnataka Town and Country Planning and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009, and Karnataka Rent (Amendment) Bill, 2008.

The Karnataka Town and Country Planning and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009, facilitates extension of time limit for filling application for regularisation by one year from the date of implementation of the Act; regularisation of buildings constructed in violation of provisions of law and building bylaw prior to December 3, 2009; and reduction fee/amount for regularisation.

Owners of the buildings have to pay 6 per cent of the market value, determined in accordance with the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, in the case of the violation of setback norms and permissible floor area ratio does not exceeds 25 per cent; and 8 per cent of the market value for those who violate set back norms and floor area ratio from 25 per cent to 50 per cent.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/2010/07/16/stories/2010071664740400.htm

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PM agrees Anti-Cow Slaughter Bill bad law: Gowda

Shekhar Iyer , Hindustan Times
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New Delhi , July 21, 2010

First Published: 01:10 IST(21/7/2010)
Last Updated: 01:12 IST(21/7/2010)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agrees with the view that the newly passed Karnataka Anti-Cow Slaughter Bill is a bad law, former PM H. D. Deve Gowda said. Gowda said he told the PM during his 45-minute meeting on Tuesday that if the governor gives a nod to the bill, then beef will disappear from

Karnataka. “It would mean people can't procure from outside and store it in their homes either.”

Gowda said, “...If the bill becomes a law, it will affect eating habits of many communities.”

The BJP government has defended its move, saying the SC in its judgment in October 2005 upheld the ban on slaughter of cow progeny imposed by section 2 of the Bombay Animal Preservation (Gujarat Amendment) Act 1994.

The controversial Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2010, was passed in the legislative council last week amidst protests by the opposition.

Under the bill, for slaughtering cattle — imprisonment of one year to seven years, with or without a fine ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000.