Delhi Court Calls For Cattle Roundup
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200505020344.htm
NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 2, 2005: Officials have estimated that 32,000
cows are allowed to roam the streets of New Delhi at will. Tourists are
amused when traffic is brought to a halt by grazing cows. However,
residents of the city know the dangers. The news release explains,
"Almost every week new stories of their savagery hit the front pages.
Last February, a retired railway official and a maid were gored to
death by a wild bull, and in March a Hindu priest was attacked and
killed by a cow." As a result, the High Court (Chief Justice BC Patel)
ordered the head of the New Delhi Municipal Council and other senior
officials to solve the problem. However, the officials are f! aced with
an even larger problem. The article explains, "At the heart of the
problem are the city's illegal dairies whose owners allow the cattle to
graze untended during the day before rounding them up for milking in
the evenings. These small businesses are often protected by powerful
local interests, and have responded with gang violence to attempts to
confiscate their animals. The crackdown is likely to end in violence as
the owners of the city's 3,500 illegal street dairies fiercely resist
all attempts to round up the beasts." A lawyer for the municipal
council told the court, "Our officials are beaten up whenever they go
to catch stray cattle. Officials have been attacked by mobs and their
vehicles vandalised. We are asking for better police protection during
this week's intensive campaign." The request was not granted.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200505020344.htm
NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 2, 2005: Officials have estimated that 32,000
cows are allowed to roam the streets of New Delhi at will. Tourists are
amused when traffic is brought to a halt by grazing cows. However,
residents of the city know the dangers. The news release explains,
"Almost every week new stories of their savagery hit the front pages.
Last February, a retired railway official and a maid were gored to
death by a wild bull, and in March a Hindu priest was attacked and
killed by a cow." As a result, the High Court (Chief Justice BC Patel)
ordered the head of the New Delhi Municipal Council and other senior
officials to solve the problem. However, the officials are f! aced with
an even larger problem. The article explains, "At the heart of the
problem are the city's illegal dairies whose owners allow the cattle to
graze untended during the day before rounding them up for milking in
the evenings. These small businesses are often protected by powerful
local interests, and have responded with gang violence to attempts to
confiscate their animals. The crackdown is likely to end in violence as
the owners of the city's 3,500 illegal street dairies fiercely resist
all attempts to round up the beasts." A lawyer for the municipal
council told the court, "Our officials are beaten up whenever they go
to catch stray cattle. Officials have been attacked by mobs and their
vehicles vandalised. We are asking for better police protection during
this week's intensive campaign." The request was not granted.
Courtsey: www.hinduismtoday.com
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