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Seers call for law on banning cow slaughter

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Union, State Governments urged to implement Supreme Court judgment concerned

PROTECTING THE COW: Shankaracharya of Puri Swami Nischalananda Saraswati along with former Bihar Governor Rama Jois (left) and Balagangadharanatha Swami of Adichunchanagiri Math (right) at a meeting of religious heads in Bangalore on Tuesday. — Photo: K. Murali Kumar

BANGALORE: Hindu and Jain religious leaders and social organisations, who met under the banner of Sanatana Dharma Seva Samiti, at the Sri Shankara Math (Shankarapuram) here, in a resolution demanded that the Union and State Governments adopt legislation imposing a total ban on cow slaughter and implement the Supreme Court judgment concerned.

The declaration signed by Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Puri; Bala Gangandharanatha Swamiji of Adichunchanagiri Math; Veerendra Heggade of Dharmasthala and Muni Shri Arun Vijayji Maharaj and four institutions — Sanathana Dharma Seva Samiti, Akhil Karnataka Pranidaya Sangh, Vishva Basava Dharma Mahasabha, Anuvrat Mahasamiti, Pragatisheel Brahma Samaj and Sourabh Sanskritik Sansthan, said the Supreme Court had given a judgment on cow slaughter convinced that it was in national interest.

Addressing the Cow Protection Session, Swamy Nishchalananda Saraswati said that he would give discourses on the issue till April 16 at Shankar Math spreading the message of protecting the cow and its progeny, which were the backbone of the rural economy in the country. They were also vital in organic farming which was the key to produce wholesome food for all.M. Rama Jois, former Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand, explained the importance and urgency of enacting a law banning cow slaughter and protecting cow progeny.

The Adichunchanagiri Math swamiji supported the programmes aimed at achieving a ban on cow slaughter.

Deputy Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who was blessed by Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati, told presspersons that the Congress was indulging in dividing people on communal lines and conspiring to bring down the coalition government headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy, as it was uncomfortable with the Bharatiya Janata Party coming to power.

Mr. Yediyurappa said that he had visited Bhatkal, which witnessed communal violence in recent days, and the town was now peaceful.

He said that the Bharat Suraksha Yatra taken out by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani and party president Rajnath Singh was attracting people in large numbers throughout its route.

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