<p>Pontiffs of various mutts,saints and Jain gurus today took out a march to Raj Bhavan to press Governor H R Bhardwaj to give his assent to the anti cow slaughter bill.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The march, in which hundreds of women participated, was led by Pejavar mutt seer Vishwesha Thirtha Swami.<br /><br />The seer requested the Governor to give early assent to the bill which both the houses of the legislature had approved, incorporating certain amendments.<br /><br />However opposition parties--Congress and JDS last month petitioned Bhardwaj not to approve the bill, which was passed at the Belgaum session without any debate and amid absence of the opposition parties.</p>
<p>Pontiffs of various mutts,saints and Jain gurus today took out a march to Raj Bhavan to press Governor H R Bhardwaj to give his assent to the anti cow slaughter bill.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The march, in which hundreds of women participated, was led by Pejavar mutt seer Vishwesha Thirtha Swami.<br /><br />The seer requested the Governor to give early assent to the bill which both the houses of the legislature had approved, incorporating certain amendments.<br /><br />However opposition parties--Congress and JDS last month petitioned Bhardwaj not to approve the bill, which was passed at the Belgaum session without any debate and amid absence of the opposition parties.</p>