BJP plan to set life term for cow killing

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BJP plan to set life term for cow killing

NEW DELHI: The Congress party and several non-government organisations (NGOs) here have voiced concern at moves by Bharatiya Janata Party-led states to introduce life terms as punishment for killing a cow and withdraw several popular nursery rhymes from the syllabus in a bid to “reduce western influence”.

The Congress party, which is the main opposition in the Central Indian Madhya Pradesh state, on Wednesday called these moves “dangerous and anti-secular”.

**Protesting the move to remove poems including the famous nursery rhyme ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’, state Congress General Secretary Manak Agrawal said the party had sought Governor Balram Jakhar’s intervention to prevent the BJP from implementing the “RSS’ saffron agenda” in education. **

The BJP government, led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is also planning to amend the law to introduce a life term sentence for cow slaughter. In other BJP ruled states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, cow slaughter punishment can invite a maximum sentence of 10 years and seven years, respectively.

The BJP governments’ latest decision to drop six popular nursery rhymes like ‘Ba ba black sheep’ and ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’ has angered parents. The Congress party here said that they had information that the BJP governments were planning to change the syllabus for standards II and V.

State Communist Party of India leader Pramod Pradhan said it would be disastrous if the country’s plurality and diversity were not presented in the right context while imparting education.

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My goodness! now what does that mean? thousands of Muslims will be jailed for life just by eating BEEF?!?! It’s a violation of human rights!

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Cow Killing....

This is the most intriguing concept of Hinduism, I have ever heard or thought about in my imaginative powers....

All I have say is "Holy Cow"

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I can only wish that 'Daily Times' news items do not play with your nervous system!

Ans so far you can try some other eating habits.

Newbies just get ignored by many ....
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^ Example ??? :confused:

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Does religion really need any basis in reality? A conservative Hindu party wants to codify some Hinud beliefs, big deal. Just like you can't burn the quran, or you can practice polygamy in Pakistan, they want to make the punishment more severe. Nothing will come of it anyway.

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^ If it is only one thing i.e. “cow” then its okay but when it comes to “everything” being gOD then I think your comment does not make sense. Right?

Besides, I do not understand why cow is holy in India only? Why not any other part of the world. Americans eat beef and they like the cow recipies a lot. why you guys do not give your verdict on that cow slaughter?

What is so special about “Indian Cow” :confused:

What about the Hindus here in States who eat McDonal beef burgers and the meat products of cow???

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I’m not really sure what you are getting at. India has a majority Hindu population, and political parties like the BJP can make laws based on their religious beliefs. As for the cow being sacred, it’s a religious belief.
Cow is scared not to Indians but to Hindus and that includes Hindus everywhere. Muslims in the US eat pork, so what?
What exactly are you getting at? What exactly is your skewed point? Are you saying one religious belief is not as good as another…get in line buddy there are a million others who say what you’re trying to say.

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I don’t think its about “Indian cow”, Hindus hold cow as “Holy”, they can’t enforce their “religious” views on other nations YET so they are trying to enforce it in the region where they CAN. Though I strongly disagree with a punishment like “life term”, if majority of Hindus are okay with Muslims slaughtering cows within their premises (as said by Hindu guppies here) then thats what court should do as well. Court may very likely reject it (or so I hope), but this particular move is sort of alarming for Muslims in India.

This is incorrect argument, their are “sinners” in every religion, you can’t pick sinners to invalidate their religion.

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Though i dont condone this law, but lahore are u not being hypocritical here. :). what is so special about pigs. Why dont u eat pigs. Why dont u eat non halal meat.

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It's a stupid political gimmick and will fail. Last thing Indians want is a harsh religious image of them abroad.

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I am a hindu and I eat beef. I come from a place where beef is available freely. There is no fatwa or of that sort against meat eating in India.

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If the above news is true [BJP plan to set life term for cow killing], it is wonderful news for Pakistan. Whatever one does with the cow, cow needs keeping and feeding. Once they become unproductive (cows as any mammal stops giving milk when they stop breading due to age), they become uneconomical, as they cannot be killed for food and skin due to personal belief or government restrictions, no one wants to feed them and they gets neglected.

Nevertheless, when they are there they need food to survive. Most of the time they feed from rubbish heap, still one can see them skinny and diseased on Indian streets scavenging, living miserably. There is no such problem in Pakistan as Pakistani cows fed properly, as proper feeding makes a cow more productive for milk, meat and skin (for use in leather goods production).

Seeing pathetic condition of Indian unfortunate cows, many become concerned. At Pakistan-Indian border areas, especially Rajasthan, it is long practice (since 1947) by Indians there to hush these cows into Pakistan so that these cows can find their rightful place in food chain. Since BJP has more control in Gujarat and Rajasthan areas, hopefully, this law would get enforce there, resulting in Pakistan getting more free cows hushed across border into Pakistan.

Thus, I think it is good news for Pakistan as probably now more cows will be available to slaughter houses in Pakistan, reducing price of cow meat (making life of Pakistani poor easier). It would also increase cheep leather supply in Pakistan and would help making Pakistan leather goods exports competitive.

[Recent economical growth in Pakistan must have increased demand of cow meats in the country. Finding shortage of cows to slaughter (due to increase in demand) it is possible that Pakistani slaughterhouses may have bribed corrupt BJP politicians for this law. We cannot tell but it is a possibility. Nevertheless, I think that it is best to enforce such laws in India and make more Indo-Pakistan border porous. It would help.]

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Many people attribute it to one main reason.

India was or still is a agriculture based econamy. To earn a living, cattle were used to plough the land and sell milk obtained from them. So no wonder, cattle have respect amongst hindus.

The earliest instance of cow being considered sacred is in vedas. Indeed, during vedic times, agriculture was the only main economy. so the answer is quite obvious.

There must be some other reason also, I dont know about that if it is there.

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That could be the key thing there, in many places Hindus hold cows very sacred and we have read news of riots after some Hindu(s) saw cow being slaughtered etc.

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this is the most stupidest thing i have ever heard

but hey its india

where 5 year old girls can be married to dogs and women can fall in love with snakes

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And marry them too...don't forget that little tid-bit.

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what's so stupid about it?......It's a political party looking for reasons to make big issue out of something. if this is stupid, then not eating pork is also stupid.

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This is just a political stunt that will get no where. They just want to be in the news cycle.

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How is not eating pork stupid? The need for the Bharatiya Janat Party which is the MAJOR political entity in India to ban cow slaughter is reeks of offending the minorities who can well eat meat. So much for secularism!

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Bharatiya Janata Party, as you said, is a one of the major parties. They have certain issues. They are placing before elections which they are completely entitled to. Now what's the point?....

Mister, Define secularism?....it doesn't mean that only wishes of minorities are to be taken care of.

Besides, i dont support BJP on this issue. Better leave it to the people to decide on themselves.