Gau Rakshaks

'Dalits discriminated against, deport us': Una flogging victims write letter to President Ram Nath Kovind

As the country witnesses widespread protests against the CAA from various sections of the public, one of the victims of the Una flogging incident has written to President Ram Nath Kovind, asking to be deported to a country "where they won't face discrimination".

Uttar Pradesh law panel submits draft bill on mob lynchings to Yogi Adityanath, pushes for life term imprisonment for guilty

Suggesting that such a law may be called the Uttar Pradesh Combating of Mob Lynching Act, the commission specified the responsibilities of police officers and district magistrates, spelling out the punishment for failing in their duty.

Madhya Pradesh Police arrests five ‘gau rakshaks’ for thrashing two people allegedly carrying beef in Seoni

Suspected cow vigilantes allegedly thrashed two persons in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni with sticks, accusing them of carrying beef, following which five accused have been arrested, police said Saturday.

In Rajasthan's Alwar, cow-related violence and poorly drafted laws aggravate historic roots of local economic crisis

Convoluted and archaic laws shrouding cattle trade in Rajasthan increase the chances of Hindu and Muslim communities turning against each other — exactly what's happening in Mewat.

'Beef isn't banned in Assam': Locals react after mob thrashes 68-year-old Shaukat Ali in fresh cow vigilantism case

Assam: In yet another case of cow vigilantism, an elderly Muslim man, Shaukat Ali, was beaten up and forced to eat pork, which is forbidden among followers of Islam, while his restaurant was vandalised by another group at some distance in Biswanath Chariali district in Assam on Sunday

Gaumata to cow menace: Adityanath's doltish love for Hindutva angers farmers, cattle traders as bovine population explodes

Never one to accept the limitations of Hindutva imagination, Adityanath has chosen to impose a cess of 0.50 percent to raise funds for constructing cow shelters in each rural and urban local body. It is the people of Uttar Pradesh who will now finance the Hindutvavadi's passion for the cow, which a large number of Hindus, including farmers, too venerate and worship.

Freedom is not a shiny object, and other thoughts for Naseeruddin Shah's detractors

Naseeruddin Shah's detractors should know that by telling someone they should be happy with whatever freedom they have been granted, they are implying that they weren’t supposed to be free in the first place

Yogi Adityanath directs Uttar Pradesh officials to make 'immediate arrangements' for proper care of stray cows

In a meeting with senior officials, Adityanath told them to set up a committee to consider measures for providing better shelter facilities for stray cows and directed chief secretary Anup Chanda Pandey to present recommendations in this regard in a week.

Uttar Pradesh records 69% of cow-related violence cases since Yogi Adityanath took charge; situation has deteriorated across India

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Yogi Adityanath came to power in Uttar Pradesh in March 2017, India’s most populous state has recorded 69 percent of its cases of cow-related violence.

BJP MLA Raja Singh taken into preventive custody after planning protest to demand release of 'gau rakshaks'

BJP MLA Raja Singh has been taken into preventive custody by Hyderabad police on Tuesday. He had been planning to protest in front of police commissioner's office, demanding release of 'gau rakshaks' from police custody