Close on the heels of Maharashtra government banning sale of beef in any form, Haryana has imposed a similar ban with a proposed 10 years rigorous imprisonment for cow slaughter.
Though several beef traders’ associations are protesting against the ban in Maharashtra, other BJP-run states such as Haryana have been toying with the idea of emulating it.
Omprakash Dhankad, agriculture and animal husbandry minister, Haryana, informs,“We have imposed complete ban on the sale of beef in any form. Also, canned beef has been covered in the ban, as it was legal during the tenure of the previous government.”
Dhankad explained that the government was considering framing stringent laws to impose ban on cow slaughter under 'Gau Sanrakshan Avm Gau Samwardhan' (Cow Protection and Cow Conservation and Development) Bill and that would soon be presented in the Budget session of the Haryana Assembly.
“The Bill has been framed after studying laws in different states, which would be more rigid and it would include the provision of 10 years of imprisonment, if found guilty of cow slaughter,” he added.
He said that action would be taken not only against the slaughter house, but also the driver of the vehicle carrying the beef, whereby the vehicle would be confiscated. Further, the new Bill is also expected to double the jail-term for cow slaughter in the state as against the present law with rigorous imprisonment of five years.
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