From toll booth informants to Instagram warriors to election candidates, Haryana’s gau rakshaks are blurring the lines between religion, law, and politics—and leaving chaos in their wake.
After a lull, Haryana has seen a sudden surge in cow-related vigilantism in the past few weeks. Former bureaucrat says this wasn't a part of the state's culture 'before 2014'.
There is a shift from love for dogs to love for cows among the elites now, says Christy, a Christian woman who wants to one day start an all-women gau raksha dal.
At previous mahapanchayats, held Tuesday & Wednesday at Gurgaon and Palwal, the speakers addressed thousands and spoke about distrust in Rajasthan Police's Junaid-Nasir murder probe.
Confirming cow vigilantes alert police about movement of cattle smugglers, police say accused didn’t inform them about Nasir and Junaid on night of alleged abduction and murder.
Manesar, accused in deaths of 2 alleged cattle smugglers, is part of Haryana govt’s Gurugram Special Cow Protection Task Force. Cow protection ecosystem includes thousands of ‘volunteers’ too.
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Illegal trafficking of cattle is a very serious issue across India. It is worst in bordering states like West Bengal and Assam.
The law enforcement agencies have failed big time in curbing this menace. And this has created the opportunity for these vigilante groups to exert their power and influence. The situation in Haryana is so bad that cow vigilantism has become an industry in itself – employing thousands of young men.
The state must exert itself for the situation to improve. Once the police starts taking stringent action against cattle smuggling and cow slaughter, these vigilante groups will lose steam and eventually cease to exist.
The gau rakshaks – police being hand in glove is a well established truth. This is less about gau raksha and more about mafia. The police tip-off the gaurakshaks seize the cows keep it at a shelter for a couple of weeks and then the cows are back in the market for SALE. This is a Big Money making business with political protection. Many Muslims have stopped or avoid transporting cows these days knowing the risks involved
Illegal trafficking of cattle is a very serious issue across India. It is worst in bordering states like West Bengal and Assam.
The law enforcement agencies have failed big time in curbing this menace. And this has created the opportunity for these vigilante groups to exert their power and influence. The situation in Haryana is so bad that cow vigilantism has become an industry in itself – employing thousands of young men.
The state must exert itself for the situation to improve. Once the police starts taking stringent action against cattle smuggling and cow slaughter, these vigilante groups will lose steam and eventually cease to exist.
The gau rakshaks – police being hand in glove is a well established truth. This is less about gau raksha and more about mafia. The police tip-off the gaurakshaks seize the cows keep it at a shelter for a couple of weeks and then the cows are back in the market for SALE. This is a Big Money making business with political protection. Many Muslims have stopped or avoid transporting cows these days knowing the risks involved
Thank Modi and his Toxic RSS Goons for that they have destroyed democracy and hinduism in India..