Jaipur, Aug 5: A television channel has exposed the pathetic condition of the cows in Hingonia shed near Jaipur run by the chief minister Vasundhara Raje-led Rajasthan's BJP government.
According to a report by India Today, cows rot and die in hordes in this biggest cow shelter of Rajasthan. Indescribable stench has filled the air as the holiest animals starve, abandoned by their caretakers for almost two weeks. In just two days at least 90 cows have perished, according to a veterinarian.
Two weeks ago, some 225 staff of the shelter went on a strike to protest wage delays. Jaipur's municipal officials had refused to release their salaries, alleging the company they were outsourced from was blacklisted. Cows bear the brunt of the pestering dispute between the shelter employees and the government in Jaipur.
According to India Today, only one animal doctor was present, when its crew visited the sloppy compound. On its staff rolls though, as many as 17 veterinarians are registered. The shelter's commissioner, Sher Singh, has gone on a leave.
Cows were seen living -- and dying -- in extreme agony. They could barely walk in the muddy slush. For almost a fortnight now, no one has drained the rain water out of their sheds. Revered otherwise above all other animals, they haven't been fed either in this habitation watched over by the state's BJP government.
In fact cow is considered as mother', god' and abode of 33 crore gods' by BJP. In 2010, CM Vasundhra Raje presided over a public oath to protect cows. In the wake of her community pledge, Rajasthan became India's first state to create a separate department for cows. Its school curriculum now also offers special lessons on the sacred animal.
But cows trembling to death at their Hingonia from hunger and thirst belie the tall commitments of the state.
Heartbreaking deaths
"Twenty cows are dying on an average every day," said veterinarian Arvind Yadav. "Those you see still alive will also pass in a day or two. They have been starving in this slosh. What can I do?" said Yadav, blaming the administration for their terrible condition.
Hingonia's shelter housed around 8,000 cows.
Workers allege they have not received their wages for five months now. They struck work to demand salaries.
No one in command of the shelter is taking responsibility for the heartbreaking deaths of its cows.
Harendra Kiwar, its deputy commissioner, stated the obvious, attributing the desolation to rains and the two-week worker strike.
The student-activist, who was allowed to talk on stage, suddenly raised pro-Pakistan slogans. She was arrested by police after All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi snatched her mike.
Comments
They should have sold them to Muslims when they were healthy, at least cow owners could have made some money.....Huge financial loss for poor farmers.....please get ride cow politics from the society....you cannot make vote out of it....it is too late now...let the people eat beef who are interested and enjoy...if BJP are not interested just shut their mouth and keep quite...
Cows in custody of muslims are only mathas rest are........
Viren Kotian, Udupi..... How do you say \ one particular community \" You are totally wrong... Christians, Hindus and Muslims are eating beef....Up date your knowledge...."
@ viren kotian jiiii
if human mother die.. their own son or daughter they will take care about them,
but here u r saying right ur mother is cow , what ur comments here we need that
please take care of ur own mother the
Ha ha...Viren....
Mother's will die even human...but will you leave your mother to be rotten on streets.......as you do... you stop mother GO politics and do something by your own ....did you ever serve a cow or your own mother..?
Dear Viren/Naren,
Do you give your mother better care and try to give best treatment if she is hospitalized or she is sick? If yes. Why not to your mother cow. Don't give unnecessaary comments which divide the communities. Go and save these dying cows. God will give you reward for saving these mothers. Every one die that every one knows. Then why you spend money for hospitalization
If only the holy cow could write an essay on her everyday life in India & voice her concern on people killing & getting killed in her name.
Indian people are treating a human being as an animal on the grounds that he/she ate an animal (cow).
this indian people never change their emotional they even cant allow to eat or live.
this makes more beef trade. lets have some fun.
It clearly shows that nobody can change the cruelty of the animals, let leave everything to the almighty, lets allow ghost eat the feast everyday,,.
Beef ban and ban on cow slaughter is the most idiotic law. It is sure the cows will have a slow death of starvation and thirst.
these groups if they are really interested in truly breeding sacred animal , then why 30 cows perish in a day ??? its all just for politics only! even the labors of the shed not paid for months?? india today has exposed these \gau rakshas\" politics !!!"
Achedin for cow vigilantes but bad day for cows and other civilized people. The expense of the cows should be inquired by Supreme court monitored SIT!
the whole population there must be living in fear & may not be coming out of their houses as the chaddi baniyan gang from the cow vigilante brigade must be wanting to thrash the daylight out of these residents?May be sec.144 should be in place or may be security forces be sent.Another problem is the traditional professionals who skin dead cows may also be scared of the above brigade as they also will be thrashed.That leaves govt.in a dilemma what to do, really pitiable situation in this sleepy state?May be FDI should be welcome from foreign countries,who could help us clean this problem?God save us!
Not only cows, human mother also will die. No one is permanent in this world. stop this politics. Here nobody ate mother's flesh unlike the members of one particular community.
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