Hyderabad: Incidents of lynching will not stop till the time cow gets the status of ‘Rashtra Mata’, a BJP MLA from Telangana has said, amid the outrage over the killing of a Muslim man over suspicion of being a cow smuggler in Rajasthan’s Alwar. T Raja Singh Lodh, the BJP MLA from Goshamahal here, said in a video message on a social networking website on Sunday he does not want ‘khoon-kharaba’ (bloodletting) on the issue, but if it has to stop, cow must be declared the Mother of the Nation.
In the 7-minute clip, the lawmmaker also urged MPs to make such a demand in Parliament. ‘Till cow is not accorded the status of ‘Rashtra Mata’, I feel the war for ‘gau raksha’ (cow protection) will not stop even if ‘gau rakshaks’ (cow protectors) are put into jails or bullets are fired at them,” Singh said. He also sought Prime Mininister Narendra Modi’s support for the demand.
‘Till the time a ministry of cow protection is created in every state and stringent laws are enacted for cow protection, I feel such killings will not stop….this is my feeling and I am telling the fact,” Singh, known for making controversial remarks, said. Maintaining that he never supported the killing or beating up of people by “gau rakshaks”, Singh, however, deplored “nobody discusses protection of cows and how to stop such violence”. (PTI)
