It is no secret that cow is a sacred animal to the Hindus, while pigs are forbidden for the Muslims. Recently on Friday an Indian court struck down a tough law that had banned the consumption of beef in the western state of Maharashtra, dealing a blow to right-wing Hindu groups. Last year the government of Maharashtra made the sale or possession of beef an offence punishable by a five year jail term or a 10,000 rupees ($150) fine which is deemed as one of the strict laws of India where numerous states ban the slaughter of cows because it is considered sacred by the Hindu majority. The court has also struck down that provision which says that the consumption of beef is illegal in Maharashtra. But it upheld the part of law introduced in March 2015 that had extended a ban on slaughtering cows in 1976 to cover bulls and bullock.
The question is, didn’t the state’s government think a single moment regarding the Muslim minority for whom cows aren’t prohibited according to their religion and some other minorities as well. The religion should be the privacy of every individual in every nation’s of the world and to eradicate discrimination and social disparity needs vast paces to take forward. And this bill or resolution would not do the Indian nation any good by spoiling the religions of others.
Zeeshan Nasir
Turbat