Impose nationwide ban on cow slaughtering, demands BMGGYS

Impose nationwide ban on cow slaughtering, demands BMGGYS

BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo) Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra Samiti on Wednesday asked both the Central and respective State Governments to impose ban on cow slaughtering and declared as national animal. Speaking at a press meet, here Samiti vice-president Arun Kumar Panda and joint coordinator Binay Kumar Bhuyan jointlysaid that cow played a very key role in the economic development of rural poor but due to fault policy, cows are being massacred and illegally transported to several foreign countries including Bangladesh and Pakistan. Panda also demanded better facilities for the rural India and promotion of village industry and conservation of cow. Highlighting the 108 days long nation wide campaign, which seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India, will reach Orissa on November 7.The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. Panda further added that a public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.