Karnataka BJP stages protest against minister's 'anti-cow slaughter law' remark

Karnataka minister K Venkatesh had kicked up a storm by asking 'If one can slaughter buffaloes and bulls, what is wrong with slaughtering cows?'

The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday staged a massive protest with cows in the city against Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services K Venkatesh's 'anti-cow slaughter law' remark.

Venkatesh had kicked up a storm by asking "If one can slaughter buffaloes and bulls, what is wrong with slaughtering cows?"

BJP workers expressed their outrage at his statement of reconsidering the Anti-Cow Slaughter law, which prescribes stringent punishment to the guilty.

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As part of the protest, the BJP workers roped in cows, garlanded them and worshipped them. They held placards demanding that the Congress government continue the anti-cow slaughter law.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has already clarified that no decision has been taken on the issue yet and that it will be discussed in the cabinet meeting.

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Meanwhile, the Karnataka BJP started campaigning against the Congress government on its social media handle. One post stated that Hitler's government has taken over charge of Karnataka state". "People are threatened with jail for speaking against the Congress government. How is this democracy?" the state BJP questioned.

The saffron party also remarked that "the Congress government has sent the farmers to ICU".

"There is no concern for delayed Monsoon in the state. There is no concern about the reduction in the quantity of sowing of seeds, 14.11 lakh metric tonne of fertilizers are languishing in godowns of the state, and no care regarding the lack of drinking water. However, amid all this, the Hitler Congress government wants to send those who raise their voice to jail. It is tragic and unfortunate," reads the post.