<p>Amid the political row over the lynching of a man over rumoured beef eating in Dadri, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said that his party will "consider" supporting a central law for a nation-wide ban on cow slaughter.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"If they bring a central legislation, we shall consider it," the Congress general secretary said when asked if he would back a central law banning cow slaughter across the country.<br /><br />Singh said that such a ban was there in 24 of the 29 states of the country long before BJP came to power.<br /><br />To a question on whether Kerala, where Congress leads a coalition with other parties like Muslim League, would also enact a law to this effect, he said it was upto the states to take the lead in the matter.<br /><br />"I am a Hindu and I don't eat beef but I don't impose my will on the others. At the same time, we want that it is a state subject. Let the states take the lead," he said.<br /><br />Party spokesman R P N Singh, when asked about Digvijay Singh's remarks, steered clear of the issue.<br /><br />"Digvijay Singhji is a senior leader. I don't want to make any comment on his remarks," he said.<br /><br />At the AICC briefing, senior leader Pramod Tiwari also declined to comment saying there was a ban on cow slaughter in 25 of the 29 states and there was need to enforce the law strictly.<br /><br />On the controversial remarks of Lalu Prasad that Hindus also consume beef, Tiwari said that it was better if the question was posed to the RJD chief himself.<br /><br />Digvijay Singh, when asked about Lalu's remarks, said he has been misquoted as he is a Yadav who are known protectors of cows.<br /><br />"I think Lalu Yadav was misquoted. The fact remains that he is a Yadav. Yadavs are people who have protected the cow, how can he be against the cow. It is being misled. Yadavs are the people who are protectors of cow," he said.</p>
<p>Amid the political row over the lynching of a man over rumoured beef eating in Dadri, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said that his party will "consider" supporting a central law for a nation-wide ban on cow slaughter.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"If they bring a central legislation, we shall consider it," the Congress general secretary said when asked if he would back a central law banning cow slaughter across the country.<br /><br />Singh said that such a ban was there in 24 of the 29 states of the country long before BJP came to power.<br /><br />To a question on whether Kerala, where Congress leads a coalition with other parties like Muslim League, would also enact a law to this effect, he said it was upto the states to take the lead in the matter.<br /><br />"I am a Hindu and I don't eat beef but I don't impose my will on the others. At the same time, we want that it is a state subject. Let the states take the lead," he said.<br /><br />Party spokesman R P N Singh, when asked about Digvijay Singh's remarks, steered clear of the issue.<br /><br />"Digvijay Singhji is a senior leader. I don't want to make any comment on his remarks," he said.<br /><br />At the AICC briefing, senior leader Pramod Tiwari also declined to comment saying there was a ban on cow slaughter in 25 of the 29 states and there was need to enforce the law strictly.<br /><br />On the controversial remarks of Lalu Prasad that Hindus also consume beef, Tiwari said that it was better if the question was posed to the RJD chief himself.<br /><br />Digvijay Singh, when asked about Lalu's remarks, said he has been misquoted as he is a Yadav who are known protectors of cows.<br /><br />"I think Lalu Yadav was misquoted. The fact remains that he is a Yadav. Yadavs are people who have protected the cow, how can he be against the cow. It is being misled. Yadavs are the people who are protectors of cow," he said.</p>