Summary of this article
- LG Manoj Sinha has issued an order to constitute the Animal Welfare Board to prevent the cruelty towards animals, CM Omar Abdullah to be its patron
- PDP has said that under the garb of cruelty to animals, right-wing groups have attacked people from the Muslim community in Jammu
- Deputy commissioners have routinely issued orders prohibiting the transportation of bovine animals, particularly the cows, in the Hindu belts of the Jammu region
The decision of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha to order the constitution of the Animal Welfare Board in Jammu and Kashmir, which will be headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as its patron, has drawn mixed political reactions.
The BJP has welcomed the move, citing the instances of cruelty towards animals, especially the cows, which are transported to Kashmir for “slaughter.” On the other hand, the PDP has said that under the garb of cruelty to animals, right-wing groups have attacked people from the Muslim community in Hindu-majority areas of Jammu, while the NC has remarked that it would wait to see how the board works and whether “it takes the holistic view of the issues” related to animal welfare.
On Tuesday evening, the General Administration Department (GAD) issued a directive on the orders of LG Manoj Sinha to constitute the board. The panel will have, besides CM as patron, Animal Husbandry Minister as its chairperson and the Director General of Police, secretaries of Animal Husbandry, Housing and Urban Development, Forest, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj departments as ex-office members.
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