Maharashtra to Bengal: States where cow slaughter is prohibited by law

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called on the government to make laws to this effect

Prevention of cow slaughter took centre stage again on Sunday as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat called for a nationwide ban on the killing of what many Hindus consider to be a holy animal, or even their "mother". 

Bhagwat called on the government to make laws to this effect. While he acknowledged that several states had stringent laws against cow slaughter, chiefly attributing them to dedicated RSS members running these state governments, he said that there was a need for a similar law for the entire country.  

While speaking at an event organised to mark the birth