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| Muslim man to fast for gau raksha |
| 10 July 2017 |
RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: At a time when mob lynching by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes has created an atmosphere of fear, a Muslim man from Kutch has come forward for the cause of the cow protection.
Making a unique bid for cow protection, Jabar Jat (27) from Kudbay village of Nakhtrana taluka has announced that he would sit on fast for 48 hours beginning July 20 at Kutch district collectorate.
Jat is a cattle-rearer and owns 16 cows and nine buffaloes. In a letter to the district collector, he demanded grazing land in each taluka of Kutch. He also demanded framing a law that mandates every farmer to keep two bullocks and that government give them subsidy. The state government should bear 50% cost of each gaushala and it must buy fertilizer made of cow urine and cow dung from the farmers. The state government must take initiative for conservation of stray cows and cow progeny, he demanded.
Talking to TOI, Jat said, "In the last two to three years, cow has become a tool to spread hatred, which is hitting the business. Besides, no gau rakshak himself rears a cow and merely indulges in hooliganism in the name of cow protection. In such scenario, no one from the gau raksha brigade ever talked about welfare of stray cows. So, I decided to take up this cause," added Jat.
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