Forum demands PM's apology on remarks against cattle protectors

Hindu Janajagruthi Samithi’s Udupi district unit has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise in public for his remarks against the protectors of cattle, calling them the anti-social elements.

Speaking at a protest rally organised to condemn Modi’s statement here, the Samithi’s district president Vijay Kumar said protectors of the cattle have been insulted by the prime minister. “Modi has called them anti-social elements. He has committed injustice by ordering action against cattle protectors who make up nearly 80% of the population in the country. The prime minister’s opinion, which in turn, represents the government’s view, is a major step towards luring the minorities,” he said.

He said the government’s decision to take stringent action against cow vigilantes would end up in the increasing number of cases on cattle trafficking and slaughter.

Kumar said a majority of people are are hurt by the decisions of the prime minister and the government in general.

He said that cattle protectors put their lives in risk and involve in the task. Many times, the traffickers armed with deadly weapons and attack the people who stop them. Despite all odds, the people who believe in the religious sanctity of the cow, are carrying out a massive campaign, he claimed.

He demanded that the government, instead of reprimanding the protectors of the cattle, should take stringent action against the cattle traffickers and warn them.

Samithi leader Dinesh Nayak condemned prime minister for calling the caretakers of the cattle ‘fake.’

He said Modi has a hidden agenda in the backdrop of the forthcoming polls in Uttar Pradesh. His statements insults the majority community in the country. There would be disastrous consequences as a result of prime minister remarks, he warned.

The Samithi demanded the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir government and impose president’s rule.