Kerala govt, Opposition vote against Centre's ban on cattle sale

Special session of the Assembly starts with breakfast that also included beef fry

Kerala’s legislative Assembly passed a resolution against the central government notification of May 23 restricting sale of cattle for slaughter.
 
The Left Democratic Front (LDF)-run government convened a special session of the Assembly — it began after a breakfast that included beef fry. After a day-long discussion, the resolution asking the Centre to withdraw the notification was voted on. The Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition voted for the motion. The only vote for was from the Bharatiya Janata Party’s O Rajagopal.
 
The parties said the ban was a “fascist” move. Former chief minister V S Achuthanandan, who initiated