K’taka Cong dares BJP to ban cow slaughter across country

Bengaluru, Dec 11 : Karnataka Congress leaders on Friday dared the ruling BJP leaders to prove their “real commitment” of protecting cows by taking steps to ban beef export completely in the country, instead of adopting dual stands about cow slaughter ban in select states.
Addressing a joint press conference here, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah alleged that the BJP should have single standard when it comes to matters like cow slaughter ban.
“The BJP’s stand on caw slaughter ban is diametrically opposite in Goa state to what the party has taken here. In both the states it is the ruling party,” he pointed out.
He said that the Congress party will sure have no problem if the BJP adopts same stand across the nation and who is stopping them from banning beef export completely? He alleged that it is the BJP supporters who are among the leading beef exporters in the country, therefore, the BJP do not take a firm stand on such issues. “The very premise of moving the contentious Bill two days ago is clear, they want to play emotional card in the ongoing two-phase gram panchayat polls slated for this month,” he said.
Quoting a prominent Hindu seer Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, Siddaramaiah said the beef exports have risen after Prime Minister Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014.