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Extracted from a book titled “Cow Slaughter - The Culprit Behind**”
Vinoba Bhave aka Vinobaji led a countrywide campaign for cow protection. Several central and state minisers used to visit Vinobaji at Wardha even as his compaign was at its peak. These leders knew it very well that it was impossible to ban the cow slaughter and that any such step would only starve lakhs of people. They convinced that the problem has no solution. But in public they supported Vinobaji’s stand and indulged in hypocrisy.
The hidden hand of the government was exposed on the appropriate moment. In 1977 speech on ‘Cow protection and Indian Muslims’ had good impact, particularly among those Hindu brethern who were holding Muslims responsible for slaughter of cowns and reacted angrily to this custom among Muslims.
However, 300 million people of this great country have either directly or indirectly to do something with live or dead cow, or even with its slaughter. Its beef, hides, bones, horns sustain a vast economy. Some wicked individuals even run a thriving trade on in skins of calves much before they are born, discovering that communities like Buddhists, Christians, Nepalis, Gurkhas, Banvasis, Gonds, Korkus, Bhils, Marias, Parsis, Bhangis, Chamars, Harijans and even large sections of the South Indian Hindus consumed beef.
Vinobaji during the peak of the cow protection campaign, came to know about it and he clarified through statements that his campaign was not in the least directed against Muslims. Rather his battle for non-violence was against the government.
Enquiries revealed that Pakistanis slaughtered there, were those cow that Hindu brokers from India sold them. These brokers were purchasing invalid, old, infirm and sick cows from India in bulk by paying a petty Rs. 15 to 20 for each. A medium quality Pakistani cow carried a price of Rs, 7,000 to 10,000. The cows were even more costlier in the Middle East.
The natural conclusion is that even though there was no prohibition on cow slaughter in the Muslim countries, it was not within everybody’s capacity to sacrifice cow for meat purposes. So naturally they depend on Indian beef exporters for their supplies. Comparing the two markets, one could also guess the range of profits the Hindu beef exporters may be earning.
