Dalits, Intellectuals protest against cow slaughter ban at Bangalore

Dalits, Intellectuals protest against cow slaughter ban at Bangalore

Bangalore Feb 24: ‘Having beef is one of our basic right and the government should not interfere with one’s eating habits’ said AK Subbayya, Convener, State Intellectuals Forum. He was delivering speech in a protest conducted by the various Dalit organizations and intellectuals led by Samatha Sainik Dal, against the government ban on cow slaughter, in front of Town hall, Bangalore on February 23.

 

Chanting anti-government slogans, they conducted protest in a different style by cooking and eating beef in public. 

AK Subbayya said that the BJP led state government’s move to ban cow slaughter is a part of its anti-farmer policy. He suggested that, by encouraging beef eating and its export, we can reduce the number of suicide cases by the farmers.

We eat beef. We decide whether to continue eating beef or not. Who are they (government) to decide, he questioned.