Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the BJP government should not be blamed for started the trend of mob lynchings and responded to the Oppositions allegations of mob lynchings against the PM Modi-led government.
“As long Modi government continues to be in power, mob lynchings will continue. Is cow protection an essential part of Hinduism? If it is, then the Supreme Court should deliver a verdict on it. Lynchers are not any different from terrorists, why doesn't the government take action against them?,” Asaduddin Owaisi asked in the Lok Sabha. He added that their fight is against Hindutva, not Hinduism.
As seven Amarnath pilgrims, including five women, were killed in an attack on Monday evening, politicians across party lines expressed their shock, condemning the dastardly attack. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy attacked the Jammu and Kashmir government and said that “central rule must be imposed through Governor”. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi condemned the attack on Amarnath Yatris by calling it a “heinous” attack. He added that no one should play politics over the attack and that the government would have to answer some questions “if not today, tomorrow”.
Leaders of Opposition while condemning the attack also lay blame with the BJP for the lapses in security. Rahul Gandhi, Congress Vice President also expressed his grief, reiterating PM Modi’s stance that India will “never be intimidated by these attacks”.
Meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh go on an indefinite strike from Monday against the crackdown on illegal and mechanised slaughterhouses. “The government must allow renewal of existing licenses,” said one of the meat sellers at the protest. Under pressure, UP government issues a hasty clarification. During Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said the export of buffalo meat had gone down and China was not allowing the import of Indian buffalo meat.
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