Govt should frame policy on handling of aged cows: BJD MP

A BJD MP today asked the government to take policy decision on how poor farmers should better handle cows and buffaloes when they get old and stop milching.
Raising the matter during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, Tathagata Satpathy (BJD) said the poor farmers are not able to take care of old cows and buffaloes and sell them off to butchers.
Satpathy sought a discussion in the House on what can be done at the policy level as it was not possible for poor farmers to retain the old cows and buffaloes and wanted the Speaker to allot time for it.

"You give notice, we will think about it," Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said.
Ninong Ering (Cong) drew the attention of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of External Affairs to construction of a dam on Chinese river saying it could lead to flash floods in downstream Arunachal Pradesh.
Ering demanded that the matter be raised by India during the upcoming C2 Summit in September and BRICS Summit in October.

Raising the issue of judges appointment, Bhagirath Prasad (BJP) said the Supreme Court and High Courts judges should be appointed through All India Judicial Service examination.
"This will ensure impartial judiciary and help doing away with the present controversial process of appointment of judges," Prasad said.

Manoj Tiwari (BJP) raised the issue of inclusion of Bhojpuri in eighth schedule, saying the language was spoken in several countries across the globe and it should be included.
Currently, there are 22 languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
Renuka Butta (YSR Congress) raised the issue of "indifferent attitude" of banks for lending under MUDRA Yojana. She said banks were demanding collateral for extending loans under the scheme and indulging in favouritism.
"The Government should look at rectifying the deficiences in the scheme and limit its scope of discrimination," Butta said.
Anju Bala Devi (BJP) asked the government to name its schemes and roads after Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

Meenakshi Lekhi (BJP) wanted that medical students who passed out one-and-a-half year back are not being given degrees by the Delhi University.
Lekhi said these students need the degree certificate to apply to foreign universities. Accusing the Vice Chancellor of not holding convocation, she said at least the students be handed over degrees.