COW SLAUGHTER TO ATTRACT LIFE-TERM IN GUJARAT

The Gujarat Assembly on Friday passed The Gujarat Preservation (Amendment) Bill that seeks to award life term to those found guilty of cow slaughter in the State.

The amendment Bill passed on the last day of the budget session of the House has stringent provisions for punishment for those found involved in cow slaughter, transportation and sell of beef or beef products.

The Bill introduced in the House stated that maximum punishment for cow slaughter will be 10 years but not less than seven years. However, junior Home minister Pradipsinh Jadeja sought another amendment to enhance the punishment to life term, which was passed and adopted in the Bill.

With the passing of the amendment Bill, Gujarat becomes the first State in the country to make cow slaughter punishable.

(Bureau Report)

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