Dimapur, May 28 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today criticized the BJP government at the centre for imposing a nationwide ban on the sale of cow/cattle for slaughter “by taking shelter under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.”
The NPCC, in a press note termed this move as a “blatant display of their communal and divisive agenda which is not acceptable to the Nagas.” “Giving legal cover to their divisive agenda is fraught with dangerous ramifications. The rise of cow vigilantism and violence against beef consuming people has created huge fault lines within the society like never before,” it added.
The NPCC further alleged that the BJP-RSS “indulging in cow politics is just a ploy to cover up their failures after promising acche din to the people. Three years into power, Prime Minister Modi and his bhakts are still behaving like opposition. Other than cow politics, BJP is only busy in celebrating and inaugurating Congress led UPA projects nationwide.”
The party meanwhile urged the Nagas to “wake up and collectively voice out before it is too late to stop the tide of BJP led communal forces.” It also asked the NPF government in the state to reject this nationwide ban on sale of cow/cattle for slaughter.
“The BJP Nagaland unit can no longer live in denial mode. Reiterating secular credentials by the state unit cannot absolve the blatant misdeeds perpetrated by their communal masters across the country,” it added.
The NPCC affirmed that it will “stand by Nagas and will not allow BJP and its communal affiliates to start coercing or dictating our people according to their communal agenda.” “NPCC will always be prepared to walk an extra mile when it comes to safeguarding our rights to live as free citizens that are guaranteed by the Indian Constitution.”
