The cows were brought to Vidhana Soudha in Karnataka’s Bengaluru today for a bid
Bangalore:
Karnataka’s former chief minister, Siddaramaiah, lamented the “murder of democracy” on Wednesday night when he lashed out at the government of BS Yediyurappa, whom he called a “coward,” after the Prevention of Democracy Bill Slaughter of Cows and Preservation of Livestock (Amendment) was approved by the Legislative Assembly.
In a series of five tweets, the congressional leader said the bill against the slaughter of cows had been “presented and passed without any discussion,” and that the opposition party would boycott Thursday’s Assembly session to protest against an “undemocratic act”.
“Only a cowardly government, which cannot debate, can behave like this. They cannot stop us with their autocratic behavior. We will bring this to the people to fight corruption and despotism of BJP,” Siddaramaiah tweeted.
Only a cowardly government, which cannot debate, can behave like this. They cannot stop us with their autocratic behavior. We will bring this to the people to fight @ BJP4Karnatakacorruption and despotism.
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– Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 9, 2020
The former Chief Minister said that the state had informed the Business Advisory Committee (which recommends topics for discussion and allocates time for it) that this bill was not on the agenda.
“But all of a sudden the bill was presented and passed without discussion. This is the murder of democracy,” he said, accusing the state government of trying to “cover up its failures and mislead people by raising issues like a bill. cow slaughter law “.
.@BSYBJP He had told the advisory committee that no new bill will be presented to the assembly. The bill against the slaughter of cows was also not on the agenda today.
But suddenly the bill was presented and passed without any discussion. This is the murder of democracy.
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– Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 9, 2020
“Congress will boycott (the) Assembly session tomorrow in protest against (the) undemocratic act of the Karnataka BJP,” added an irate Siddaramaiah.
.@INCKarnataka will boycott the assembly session tomorrow in protest against the undemocratic act of @ BJP4Karnataka.@CMofKarnataka He quickly passed the bill against the slaughter of cows without any discussion.
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– Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 9, 2020
Earlier today, after the bill was introduced in the Chamber, the cows were taken to the Vidhana Soudha, or Secretariat, and the Minister of Livestock, Prabhu Chavan, placed a bid on them.
Mr. Chavan told NDTV: “This is the blessing of the six million people of Karnataka (and) of the senior leaders. I thank the Chief Minister and the leaders for giving me this opportunity. This is the first time it has been held. the bid of the cow here. “
Karnataka BJP tweeted, calling the bill “highly anticipated” and said: “Our government, under Prime Minister BS Yediyurappa, is on track to deliver on another of its promises.”
The bill, which defines “beef” as “cattle meat (cow, calf, bull, ox and male or female buffalo under 13 years old)”, provides between three and seven years in prison and (or) a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh. . Subsequent offenses can result in fines of up to Rs 10 lakh and a jail term of up to seven years.
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