Bhiwani case: Mohit Yadav alias Monu Manesar became a prominent face of cow vigilantism in Haryana during the last five years. He is also a YouTuber with over 2 lakh subscribers.
"What have we seen in last 6 years?It started with the killing of Mohsin Shaikh in Pune. Then,Mohd Akhlaq was killed saying he is carrying beef. But it was reported later that it was not beef.Even if it was beef,who gave anyone the right to kill a person?" News agency ANI quoted him as saying.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, said that Gau Seva Aayog should provide certificate and take responsibility for security of persons transporting cows. This, in his opinion, will prevent mob lynching and cow vigilantism. Uttar Pradesh is among the states that have witnessed maximum crimes related to cow vigilantism.
Twenty-five men were allegedly tied with a rope by over 100 villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district for transporting cows to Maharashtra on Sunday. The alleged cattle transporters were forced to chant ‘gau mata ki jai’ while doing sit-ups.
Naseeruddin Shah was criticized online after he commented on increasing mob violence in the country.
Naseeruddin Shah's remark on rising mob violence in the country has sparked controversy on the social media.
The RSS chief pitched for protection of cows but made it clear that no one can be allowed to go against the law in the name of such vigilantism.
During the hearing, the Centre informed the court that an empowered Group of Ministers has been set up to consider framing a law on mob violence following the cow vigilantism verdict.
Rakbar Khan (28) was allegedly beaten by cow vigilantes in Alwar district's Ramgarh area on July 20 when was leading two cows from Ladpura village to his home to Haryana. The bench was hearing a contempt plea filed by Tushar Gandhi and Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala seeking contempt action against the Rajasthan government in the mob lynching case at Alwar.
This is not for the first time that Alwar has witnessed a case related to cow vigilantism. In April 2017, a man - Pehlu Khan - was killed by 'gau rakshaks' for allegedly smuggling cattle.
Stating that no citizen can take law into his hands nor become law unto himself, the top court said that it is the duty of state to ensure maintenance of law and order.
The prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) were imposed in and around the Nawadih village under Domchanch block after the man was assaulted and several houses in the village were ransacked
“Do one thing, make a law to declare cow the national animal, this way both cows and human lives will be safe. This will be useful for the country,” Madni said.
Only top-19 countries have been classified as 'full democracies', while the hybrid regimes include Pakistan (110th), Bangladesh (92nd), Nepal (94th) and Bhutan (99th).
The contempt petition has been filed by Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, saying the three states have not complied with the top court order of September 6 last year.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said BJP is against the violence in the name of cow protection.
The Supreme Court directed Director Generals of Police of states to ensure that highways are off bound for cow vigilante groups
During a discussion on the issue of mob lynching in the Lok Sabha, Opposition today accused the NDA government of encouraging organisations behind the violence by cow vigilantes.
The central government washed off its hands in the matter and shifted the burden on the states, telling the court that law and order was a state subject.
Arun Jaitley pointed out that that the central government could not be blamed for violence by “some people” as it was the responsibility of the state governments to deal with such issues.
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