AHMEDABAD: Muslims have taken the onus of cow protection in Gujarat. Following riots onEid-ul-Adhaovercow slaughterat Sansrod village in Vadodara district, local Muslims have formed a cow protection group.We are going to convince butchers that they should give up slaughtering cows. We are opposing cowslaughteras it is against the law, said Haji Dilawar Yakub, president of the newly formedGujarat Muslim Gau Hifazat Samitiin Bharuch.He said that the decision to form such a committee was taken by organizations after the alleged police torture of Sansrod villagers. These organizations have planned a demonstration in Vadodara on Wednesday in this regard.The committee in Bharuch has 15 members and 150 volunteers who have begun sensitizing Muslims on how cow slaughter has resulted in exploitation of butchers and traders by animal protection activists in connivance with the police.Muslims in four villages, including Vahalu and Hingala, have given an undertaking that they will not indulge in cow slaughter, Dilawar said, and added they plan to start propagating this idea across Gujarat.Organizations like Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind, Gujarat, Bharat Bachao Andolan, andGujarat Muslim Development Councilhave supported the cause.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:20:47 +0000
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