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Udupi : The Vishwa Hindu Parishath (VHP) and Bajarang Dal to be organized protest pn July 3 against cattle trafficking and demanding saving of cattle breeds from extinction and proper implementation of the act on protection of cattle.Addressing a press conference at Udupi Press Club here on Saturday, Sunil K. R., Zonal Coordinator of Bajarang Dal, said that in Udupi district, there has been continuously cattle thefts and cattle business taking place. This strategy will disturb communal harmony and peace in the region. Without the fear of the police and law, the cattle thefts and slaughtering increased in twin districts. The police should take stringent action against those who transport cattle without permission, he said.

Sunil said that there is only one approved slaughterhouse in undivided Dakshina Kannada districts. But more than 300 beef stalls, 2,000 illegal abattoirs, from where they get cattle, he asked.

Police in both the district failed to curb the cattle thefts and transportation of cattle. The state government always says that it is in favour of farmers and promotion of dairies and increased Rs. 2 for the milk per litre. But state government failed to protect cattle thefts and illegal slaughtering,  he said.

The police department and district administration should be accountable to controlling cow trafficking. Our protest has been mainly for awareness on cattle transporting and cattle thefts to the people. There is no system to control cattle transporting and illegal slaughtering in the state. We demand to control these illegal activities. He appreciated Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil’s initiative to form special squads to increasing incidents of cattle trafficking. Such action should be taken by the Udupi Police also, he said.

To a query in regard to there are MPs and MLS in the twin district are from BJP. Even in Union government also ruling by BJP. Why MPs not pressuring the Union government to establish law on cow slaughtering. Why one of leading beef exporter of the world stops the beef export. Then Sunil said that our stand is clear and there is no link to politics and Bajarang Dal. We need not get benefits in the name of cow protection. We have decided to hand over an appeal to all MLAs and MPs in the twin district for put pressure to state government and the Union government at centre, he said.

He said that VHP and Bajarang Dal will hold protest in taluk levels as well as all the legislative assembly constituencies on June 3 to demand saves of cattle breeds from extinction and proper implementation of the act on protection of cattle.

Dinesh Mendon District Convener Bajarang Dal, Pramod Mandarthi district secretary, VHP, Dinesh Shetty, Go Raksha Pramuk, Bajarang Dal, Prakash Kukkehalli, General Secretary Hindu Jagarana Vedike and others were present during the press meet.