Recently while talking to a friend of mine, I got enough fodder to write about this latest fad of cow vigilante in India and the staggering amount of lies and hypocrisy involved in it.
First lies - Sundry politicians from BJP propagate the theory that cows exhale Oxygen. I studied basic science in my school and college to be knowledgeable enough to proclaim with confidence that cows don't possess chlorophyll - a compound found in plant which produces oxygen only during daytime. Cows, like all animals inhale Oxygen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. In actuality, cows fart enough methane to contribute towards global warming. With such leaders at the helm, God bless our scientific temper.
Next comes the Hypocrisy part - lot involved in tannery and beef exports are Hindus and staunch supporters of BJP. Many of them are Jains and Marwaris, strictly vegetarian but no qualms about making money out of bovine skin and beef.
In my home state Odisha back home, illegal Challan (transportation) of Cows to Bangladesh has been going on since time immemorial. Only the state of West Bengal separates Odisha from the final destination of Bangladesh - the path though heavily populated, is not a whole lot of distance to cover.
Many stray cows and bulls roaming around are rounded up and packed liked sardines in trucks in their hundreds of miles of journey. They pass through multiple check gates where hefty bribe is exchanged to let them pass. Upon reaching the border, the ironically called Border Security Force (BSF) manning it let the cows pass through the other side to be butchered which is heartily welcomed by the Islamic majority nation who has no qualms about eating beef.
I am sure an overwhelming majority of folks involved in this trade in the long journey profiteering and taking bribes are Hindus - a good number of them vote for the BJP. No wonder for the BSF folks Bangladesh border posting is coveted and cherished one where they pay hefty bribes for such posting.
My dear Sangh, Bajrang, BJP supporters - if you got guts, go try stopping this cow challan mafia, rather than doing this nonsense lip service of cow vigilantism. If you really want to help our society we have a long list of dirty laundries to clean. Better get your act together and focus on more serious issues facing the nation. Nothing wrong in being a cow lover, or any animal per say - but it's your hypocrisy that sucks.
Great Article.
ReplyDeleteWe the people who uses cow for milk and dispose in exchange of her flesh.Since cow plays a great role for our religious belief and socially associated with our day today life.We need to respect this innocent animal who only donate us the precious milk the vital substance linked with our lives.If we care for our mother at her old then why not cow ? Can't we feed her for rest of her life as we extracted Tons of milk from her.
Cow transportation to Bangladesh and using cow for flesh in our country should be declared as a crime.
Govt is silent over Cow protection Act which is also a factor for illegal cow transportation and flesh trading.
We should be unite for stop cow trading for flesh.