The politicisation of cow slaughter goes back to Akbar's reign. While violence has always been a part of the issue, the solution isn't reducing it to identity politics.
Nagaland, where close to 90% of the population is Christian, goes to polls next week. Residents say their WhatsApp groups are 'flooded with videos of atrocities against Christians'.
28-year old Mohit Yadav, alias Monu Manesar, was booked this week after charred bodies of two men — allegedly abducted & assaulted by cow vigilantes — were found in Haryana's Bhiwani.
Haryana Police say Waris succumbed to his injuries after a road accident, but his family alleges he was beaten up by Bajrang Dal members. The Hindutva group has denied the allegations.
Farmhouse caretaker and 'cow lover' Raja Ram died and 5 others were injured after attack by alleged gau rakshaks. Carcasses of four cows allegedly recovered from site of attack.
Khalil Ahmed went missing on 16 February, and his charred body was found on 18 February. Viral Instagram video shows him being beaten up by cow vigilantes. One suspect arrested.
'Cattle trader' Sher Khan was killed in a Mathura village in UP over suspected cow smuggling. Family blames a local gau rakshak, but he denies the allegation. FIR doesn't name anyone.
Hindus don't have any problem with cow slaughter or animal sacrifice unless it involves Dalits, Muslims, Christians or tribal people. Their outrage is fake.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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