Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh): Member of the Lok Sabha Maneka Gandhi, who reached Sultanpur on a three-day visit, has welcomed the suggestion of the Allahabad High Court that the cow be declared as the national animal.
She said that all animals are rare and should be protected. Only by stopping exports can the life of mother cow be really saved, she added.
Lok Sabha MP Maneka Gandhi, during a visit to Sultanpur, has commended the Allahabad High Court's suggestion that the cow be declared as the national animal of India. Maneka Gandhi said that the statement of the High Court to give the status of national mother to the cow is highly commendable.
“By the way, all animals are very beautiful and are part of our heritage. If the export of meat is stopped, then that will be the real protection.”
The Sultanpur MP said that all animals, whether it be lion, cheetah, or cow are “part of our heritage”.
“The camel is especially a very beautiful animal,” she said. “The responsibility of protecting all these is on us. I am very happy that the court has taken cognizance of such a sensitive issue.
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Maneka Gandhi visited the Narayanpur locality here and adopted a newborn during a baby shower ceremony here. Earlier, a large number of Bharatiya Janata Party officials and workers reached the toll plaza and welcomed her . Party representative Ranjit Kumar and media in-charge Vijay Raghuvanshi were among those who welcomed her.
The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a case September 1, had said that the cow should not be looked at only from a religious point of view. Culture should be protected by every citizen. The court remarked that the cow should be given the status of the national animal and for this a bill should be brought in Parliament. The court was of the view that the country will prosper only if the cow is worshipped.
While dismissing a petition filed by a person named Javed, the High Court made this important remark. A case has been registered against Javed under Sections 3, 5 and 8 of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. The court, while rejecting the petition, said that cow protection is not the responsibility of only one religion. Cow is the culture of this country and it is everyone's responsibility to protect it.
