‘Gau Raksha’ triggers uproar
The Opposition BSP and Congress created an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday to protest the beating up of two Muslim women in Madhya Pradesh in the name of cow protection.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati charged that after beating of Dalit youths in Gujarat, ‘Gau Raksha’ (cow protection) groups beat up two women in Madhya Pradesh over suspicion of possessing beef.
The incident at the Mandsaur railway station occurred in the presence of the police who did not intervene, Ms. Mayawati said.
‘Goons unleashed’
“The BJP, on the one hand, talks of protecting the girl child and giving dignity and honour to women but on the other unleashes goons on them. The incident in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh comes close on the heels of beating of four Dalit youths in the party’s bastion in Gujarat,” she said.
She asked Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to respond to targeting of women of his community in the name of cow protection.
As she completed her submission, the BSP members trooped into the well of the House, shouting anti-government slogans. The Congress members too joined them.
“Mahila virodhi yeh sarkar nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi (This anti-women government will not be tolerated),” they shouted. “Dalit virodhi yeh sarkar nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi (this anti-dalit government will not be tolerated).”
Anand Sharma (Congress) asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not responded to attacks on Dalits in the name of ‘Gau Raksha.’
“He has done chai-pe-charcha [talk over tea] and ‘mann-ki-baat’ (straight talk from heart) but why not on this issue,” he asked.
Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien said derailing Zero Hour, where 13 members have given notices, was not right and if members wanted a discussion on the subject, they should give notice.
Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said the Congress was not against cow protection but against targeting of Dalits and Muslims in the name of ‘Gau Raksha.’
As members returned to their seats, Mr. Naqvi said violence in any form and in any State was condemnable.
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