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‘Beef fests’ held across Kerala to protest ban on sale of cattle for slaughter

Thiruvananthapuram | ByPress Trust of India
May 27, 2017 06:41 PM IST

Demonstrations were held outside the secretariat in the state capital where the protestors cooked and distributed beef on the road side.

‘Beef fests’ were held in various parts of Kerala on Saturday to protest the Centre’s decision of banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter, even as chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said he would approach the Prime Minister in this matter.

Indian government put a ban on the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter.(AFP File Photo)
Indian government put a ban on the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter.(AFP File Photo)

Activists of the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF, opposition Congress-headed UDF and their youth wings took out marches and organised fests across the state where beef is widely consumed.

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The central government banned the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter, a move that is expected to hit export and trade of meat and leather.

Demonstrations were held outside the secretariat in the state capital where the protestors cooked and distributed beef on the road side.

“We will eat beef to show our protest against the central government. We want to tell this to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” DYFI national president Mohammed Riyaz, who led the protest, said.

In Kollam district, a group of Congress workers cooked beef in front of the DCC office to register its opposition to the Centre’s decision.

District unit chief of Congress, Bindu Krishna told reporters that “beef delicacy will be packed and sent to head post office for delivery to Modi ji.”

Chief minister Vijayan said he would be sending a letter to the Prime Minister this evening.

In Kochi, Tourism and Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran participated in a ‘beef fest’, where bread and beef curry was served, even as Youth Congress activists took out a protest march in the city.

In Thodupuzha in Idukki district, protesters took out a march with the head of a buffalo.

The Union environment ministry has notified the stringent ‘Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017’ under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the new rules are very “specific” and aim to regulate animal markets and sale of cattle.

Reacting to the Centre’s decision, senior Congress leader and former Union minister A K Antony said the notification should be “torn to bits” and “dumped in a dust-bin”.

The UDF will observe ‘black day’ on Monday against the ban, opposition leader in the assembly Ramesh Chennithala said at Thrissur.

Front workers will wear black badges and take out protest marches, he said.

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