To mark their protest against growing violence by Gau Rakshaks, many people observed fast and appealed to the government to take action against the culprits.
IndiaTomorrow.net,
New Delhi, April 9: People observed a day long fast on Sunday near the parliament at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi to protest Alwar lynching incident where cow vigilantes (Gau Rakshaks) killed a dairy farmer Pehlu Khan and brutally beaten up some other Muslims dairy farmers last week.
“Cow vigilant groups are criminal and it’s shameful that government is unable to check them. It’s more shameful when our leaders in Parliament deny such incidents. Gau Rakshaks are misguiding people in the name of religion and destroying the future of next generation, society and country,” said social activist Ravi Nitesh while speaking to IndiaTomorrow.net.
“Religion always forbids one from becoming violent, extremist. Religion always gives message of non-violence, truth, sacrifice and compassion. Govt. and society should not allow violence in the name of religion,” Nitesh apealed.
On 1st April, a group of self-styled cow vigilantes allegedly attacked dairy farmer Pehlu Khan and four others when they were travelling in trucks in Behror area of Alwar. They were brutally beaten up by on their way to Haryana from Jaipur.
They had purchased some cows and calves from the Rajasthan government cattle fare in Jaipur and had valid papers from the Municipal authorities. Pahlu Khan, Khan, hailing from Haryana, one of the victims, later succumbed to injuries in hospital.
To mark their protest against growing violence by Gau Rakshaks, many people observed fast and appealed to the government to take action against the culprits.
Ram Mohan Rai, a Supreme Court lawyer condemned the Alwar lynching incident and asked:
“Will country be run as per Constitution or wishes of few people?”
“Government can’t escape by saying a mob did this act. It should follow Raj Dharma,” he averred.
Both Rajasthan, where the attack on Pehlu Khan and others took place, and Haryana have Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments and cow vigilante groups are active in these states.
Expressing his grievance over violence in the name of cow protection, Sanjay Rai, a member of Rashtrya Yuva Yojna said that such society was not dreamt by Mahatma Gandhi.
“In the name of Cow, people are being killed and a violent society is being built up. Such society was not dreamt by Gandhi, other nation builders,” Rai said.
He emphasized: “All religions and languages are ours is the concept of this country. All should be respected and accepted.”
Devika Mittal, a research scholar said: “The violence in that is happening in the name of cow has to be condemned.”
“We are living a country now where it is imposed that what we need to eat? Who we need to talk to? Where do we have to go? What we have to spaeak?”We are moving towards is a fascist state. Democracy and secularism is in threat in India now,” she said.
Taking suo motu cognizance of the matter, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Rajasthan government demanding a detailed action report.
