VHP demands immediate closure of Kudroli slaughterhouse

Mangalore, April 16: Vishwa Hindu Parishat has stepped up its demand for the closure of the slaughter house in Kudroli insisting that the it is functioning in violation of law.

In a press release issued on Monday, the VHP said the slaughterhouse in Kudroli had not been built in conformity with the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty Act 1960 and therefore it is an illegal slaughterhouse.

The slaughtering of the animal at the said abattoir is being carried out in a cruel manner and thus the guidelines under the said Act is being violated, the press release said.

The right-wing organization also accused the Mangalore City Corporation of failing to develop the abattoir as per the guidelines issued by the central government. The abattoir does not have a testing facility to find out if the meat is worthy of human consumption, which is a requirement according to the guidelines, the VHP said.

Since hundreds of animals have died near Byndoor after consuming poisonous effluents, it is highly dangerous to consume the meat which is not tested properly, the VHP said in its memorandum addressed to the commissioner of the City Corporation.

The VHP also claimed that cows and calves are being slaughtered at the abattoir in violation of the law. This is a punishable offence under Section 4 of the Karnataka anti-cow slaughter and cattle proection Act 1964, it said.

It also pointed out that the slaughtering of cows and calves is a an affront to the feelings of the Hindus and is a source of provocation.

It urged the commissioner to close down the abattoir without any delay. Prof. M.B. Puranik, vice-president, Vishwa Hindu Parishat, Karnataka Dakshina Prantha, Manohar Tulujaram, president, VHIP, Mangalore, Pradeep Pumpwell, Goraksha Pramukh, Bajrang Dal, Mangalore and Harish Amtadi, convenor, Bajrang Dal are the signatories to the memorandum. The copies of the memorandum have been circulated to the chairman of the Standing Committee on public health education and social justice, Mayor of the MCC and the deputy mayor of the MCC.