Rajasthan HC judge wants cow to be made the national animal

Kerala chief minister to call meeting of CMs on slaughter ban

A Rajasthan High Court judge on Wednesday asked the state’s BJP government to take necessary steps to get cow declared the national animal and ensure its slaughterers were punished with life imprisonment.
 

In a direction that could further fuel the deeply divisive debate over beef consumption and vigilantism in the name of cow protection, Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma said the state’s chief secretary and advocate general would be the legal custodians of cow.

“Nepal is a Hindu nation (sic) and has declared cow as national animal. India is a predominantly agricultural country based on animal rearing. As per Article 48