Maharashtra: VHP raises objection over building of slaughterhouse in Daund, calls it unlawful, pointless

On Sunday (fifteenth October), native Hindu organizations raised an objection over the alleged unlawful slaughterhouse being constructed within the Daund area of Maharashtra’s Pune district. The native Hindu members mentioned that making a slaughterhouse within the Daund area is pointless and that the state authorizing its building has harm the non secular sentiments of the Hindus, Jain, Sikh, and Varkari Sampradaya communities.

As per the data obtained by OpIndia, the permission for the slaughterhouse in query was obtained by BJP MLA Rahul Kul. The Hindu group members met state BJP chief Chandrashekar Bavankule on October 15 and demanded the revocation of permission granted for the development of the slaughterhouse.

“This slaughterhouse is being constructed for the benefit of one specific community and the government granting permission to the same has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. It is said that the slaughterhouse is being created to slaughter the buffaloes but there have been many instances in the past where illegal slaughter of cows has taken place Daund. FIRs have also been filed in several such cases,” the letter learn.

Letter copy obtained by Opindia

The letter additional highlighted the illegality of the slaughterhouse saying that one government-approved slaughterhouse was already functioning in Pune’s Baramati area which is at a distance of 40 km from Daund, and that no new slaughterhouse must be allowed in such proximity.

“Apart from this,” the letter mentioned, “no permission of local residents has been taken, they haven’t been even told about this. The health perspective of the local residents has also been ignored. This is condemnable. The slaughterhouse should not be given permission.”

OpIndia contacted Daund VHP chief Ganesh Akhade who confirmed the matter and mentioned that many individuals from a selected group in Daund area illegally smuggle cows, slaughter cows, and insult the Hindu faith. “In the past, there have been several cases where many were caught red-handed by our gurakshaks while the former were smuggling, slaughtering the cows. This new govt-approved slaughterhouse is not needed here as there are many private slaughterhouses already functioning in the region. They illegally slaughter cows and there have been many such instances in the past,” he reiterated.

Document obtained by OpIndia

Meanwhile, Upendra Balkavade, Pune district head of the Akhil Bharatiya Krushi Goseva Sangh mentioned that BJP’s Rahul Kul has garnered permission for the development of the slaughterhouse and the federal government has additionally permitted funds for a similar. “This is unnecessary as one govt-approved slaughterhouse is only at the distance of 42 km from here. They say that the slaughterhouse is being constructed to slaughter buffaloes but people from specific communities for whose benefit this slaughterhouse is being constructed can practice illegal slaughter of cows as they do at present in the private slaughterhouses. This should stop,” he pressed.

Cow safety has been painted as a ‘communal’ challenge the place Gorakshaks are depicted as rogue teams that assault ‘innocent’ Muslims transporting cows to slaughterhouses. Cattle are a supply of livelihood for hundreds of thousands in rural India and are cherished as their relations. Cows, particularly, are additionally thought of holy by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs alike, and slaughtering them is taken into account to be a sin.

The authorities has imposed a ban on cow slaughter as per the Animal Welfare Act. In spite of this, quite a few cows, bullocks, cattle, and different animals are smuggled throughout Telangana state at night time in each giant and small automobiles from the state of Maharashtra.

Earlier, on Tuesday (tenth October) Gorakshaks in Pune saved two cows from the clutches of cow smugglers who had been taking the cows to a slaughterhouse in Pune. Iqbal Alam and different two smugglers had been arrested on this case based mostly on the grievance filed by Gorakshak Upendra Balkavde. In one other incident within the Pune district, cow meat was seized from a automotive in Manchar on ninth October.