Kerala Assembly passes resolution against Centre's cattle sale ban

Special session of Assembly starts on defiant note, serves beef fry for breakfast

Kerala legislative assembly passed a resolution on Thursday against the Centre's May 23 notification, restricting the sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets.

The Left Democratic Front (LDF)-run government convened a special session of the assembly that began after a breakfast that included beef fry. After a day-long discussion, the resolution asking the Centre to withdraw the notification was voted. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition voted for the motion. The only vote against the motion was from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) O Rajagopal.

The parties said the ban was a "fascist" move. Former Chief Minister V