<p>After all being done in the name of the ‘holy cow’ in saffron-dominated Haryana, the government is now mulling over a plan to use cows to “reform” jail inmates. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the plan, each inmate, on completion of his jail term, will be gifted a cow. This, the government feels, will act as a therapy to expedite the reform process. After the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government came to power on its own for the first time, the bovine assumed a ‘holier-than-thou’ image with the state government announcing a slew of measures to protect cows. <br /><br />Officials maintain that cow ignites a state of compassion among all and could help jail inmates overcome stress. The cow, which would be gifted, could also serve as their source of livelihood. <br /><br />The government has also decided to open cattle pounds in state prisons, including jails in Karnal, Ambala, Jind, Bhiwani, Sonepat and Rohtak districts. Saffron-run state of Madhya Pradesh and a few other states, too, have cattle pounds in jails. <br /><br />Gaushala therapy<br />The plan of ‘gaushala therapy’ for jail inmates was suggested by a spiritual leader, it is learnt, to which the chief minister accorded consent. Jail inmates will be directed to take care of the cattle inside the jail compound. Haryana has gone a long way in the name of cow protection, beginning with enactment of a new law to ban sale of beef and cow slaughter. The act provides imprisonment of up to 10 years in the state. Haryana has also set up a cow protection task force headed by senior woman IPS officer Bharti Arora. The force — comprising at least 300 personnel, including 220 policemen — is entrusted with the task of preventing cow smuggling and slaughter among others. <br />A round-the-clock helpline, too, has been dedicated to deal with cruelty against cows. Hundreds of cows that were being smuggled out of state reportedly for slaughter have been rescued this year.<br /><br /> Incidents of conflicts involving vigilante groups, self-styled and other people, too, also increased this year.<br />DH News Service<br /><em><br />Officials maintain that cow ignites a state of compassion among all and could help jail inmates overcome stress. The cow, which would be gifted, could also serve as their source of livelihood</em><br /></p>
<p>After all being done in the name of the ‘holy cow’ in saffron-dominated Haryana, the government is now mulling over a plan to use cows to “reform” jail inmates. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the plan, each inmate, on completion of his jail term, will be gifted a cow. This, the government feels, will act as a therapy to expedite the reform process. After the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government came to power on its own for the first time, the bovine assumed a ‘holier-than-thou’ image with the state government announcing a slew of measures to protect cows. <br /><br />Officials maintain that cow ignites a state of compassion among all and could help jail inmates overcome stress. The cow, which would be gifted, could also serve as their source of livelihood. <br /><br />The government has also decided to open cattle pounds in state prisons, including jails in Karnal, Ambala, Jind, Bhiwani, Sonepat and Rohtak districts. Saffron-run state of Madhya Pradesh and a few other states, too, have cattle pounds in jails. <br /><br />Gaushala therapy<br />The plan of ‘gaushala therapy’ for jail inmates was suggested by a spiritual leader, it is learnt, to which the chief minister accorded consent. Jail inmates will be directed to take care of the cattle inside the jail compound. Haryana has gone a long way in the name of cow protection, beginning with enactment of a new law to ban sale of beef and cow slaughter. The act provides imprisonment of up to 10 years in the state. Haryana has also set up a cow protection task force headed by senior woman IPS officer Bharti Arora. The force — comprising at least 300 personnel, including 220 policemen — is entrusted with the task of preventing cow smuggling and slaughter among others. <br />A round-the-clock helpline, too, has been dedicated to deal with cruelty against cows. Hundreds of cows that were being smuggled out of state reportedly for slaughter have been rescued this year.<br /><br /> Incidents of conflicts involving vigilante groups, self-styled and other people, too, also increased this year.<br />DH News Service<br /><em><br />Officials maintain that cow ignites a state of compassion among all and could help jail inmates overcome stress. The cow, which would be gifted, could also serve as their source of livelihood</em><br /></p>
