BJP chief Amit Shah recently termed such incidents as “serious” but claimed that more of these had occurred under previous governments.
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said through its mouthpiece Saamana that lynching people in the name of cow protection was against Hindutva, and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should come up with a national policy on beef.
The editorial said, “The issue of beef is related to eating habits, business and employment. Hence, there should be a national policy on the issue. Those who were safeguarding cows were Hindus till yesterday. Today, they have become murderers.”
Lauding the PM’s stand on the issue, the editorial said, “We welcome the stand taken by the PM over the issue. Nobody has the right to take the law into his own hands in the name of cow protection. Lynching people is against the principles of Hindutva.”
It may be recalled that in a tough message against cow vigilantism and mob lynching, Modi last week said that killing people on the pretext of protecting cows was not acceptable and warned that no one had the right to take the law into his own hands. The Saamana editorial said, “We thank him (Modi) for clearly defining Hindutva. He should now come up with a national policy on beef to ease tensions.”
BJP chief Amit Shah recently termed such incidents as “serious” but claimed that more of these had occurred under previous governments than under the NDA’s three year regime.
Meanwhile, a string of such incidents have been reported from several states, including BJP-ruled Jharkhand, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, prompting protests across the country.