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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]People are losing jobs all over the country, including in the leather industry, but the streets are awash with happy cows

Ranjona Banerji

A month away from India and when you get back, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Short snatches of news from Twitter and Facebook give you a small inkling of what’s happening but there’s nothing like getting back home to realise that cow politics, chicanery, communalism and social discord are alive and kicking.

And, as we have understood it so far, compassion for either animals or humans or anyone else plays no part in these huge public displays for the love of cows. The opposite is true when you consider that it is open season for murderers in India as long as they claim that cow protection is their justification.

A random airplane meeting with a businessman invested in the leather tanning industry led to some interesting revelations. Or some obvious home truths, depending on how you look at life. The tanning industry in Kanpur, he said, was in a massive mess. Firstly, because of the devastating effects of demonetisation, and, secondly, because of the shutdown of slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur is the world’s largest supplier of all equestrian leather. Buffalo hide is great for the furniture industry. But shoes and bags require cow leather. Both are in extreme short supply, thanks to various government schemes plus social, religious and cultural factors.

For a business already in decline because of shrinking demand and stagnation among other causes, the two recent government moves of demonetisation and protection of cattle have been a double whammy. The future of the industry and the implications for livelihood and economic impact are now hanging in the balance.

No one is unaware of the problems with tanneries – the polluting of rivers and added government pressure because of the Centre’s flagship Clean Ganga mission, although precious little has been done there. Nor can anyone justify the cruelty of illegal slaughter houses which must be legalised with improved and more human methods of killing animals.

But working to an end by taking note of all possible scenarios is not the Indian way of doing things. “Cow is our mother, Ganga is our mother” are nothing more than slogans, either to win elections or to create social discord. The intention by the Yogi Adityanath government is more to cement the Hindutva, upper caste vote than it is to either save cows or save rivers or bring order to industry. Of course, the former Samajwadi Party government did little to regularise the industry either.

The problem with stray cattle will only increase now as farmers have made it clear that they will not, and cannot support cattle once they are no longer productive and useful. There are almost no facilities for these ageing cattle, as we well know. Therefore, we will soon see a flood of cattle released on to our streets, in villages, towns and cities since the murderous “children” of these cows are not willing to house them.

Those who work at the bottom of the tanning industry and at slaughter houses are also those at the bottom of society – Dalits and Muslims. They will suffer along with the cows and buffaloes that no one wants or cares about. No one cares about them, either.

Those who have invested in the export of meat, or in leather, can and do belong to any strata, caste, religion and so on. And to be honest, one would have thought this government at least cared about them and the possible impact on the Indian economy when industries collapse.

But then we had demonetisation, the truth of which we do not yet know, months after it was foisted on us. So much for that.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

2024 Lok Sabha Elections

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says BJP’s 400 paar film has become a super flop on the first day itself

Tejashwi Yadav said the INDIA Bloc had held block wise meetings and the feedback that has come is very good that the BJP’s 400 paar film has flopped on day 1 of the Lok Sabha elections. He said the people of Bihar are aware and will teach BJP a lesson.

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After the first phase of the Lok Sabha election got completed, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the BJP’s 400 paar film has become a super flop on the first day itself. The RJD leader told that the media that there is no competition in the first phase of the elections as Bihar will give shocking results this time.

Yadav added that the Mahagathbandhan is winning all 4 seats in the first phase. He said the INDIA Bloc had held block wise meetings and the feedback that has come is very good that the BJP’s 400 paar film has flopped on day 1 of the Lok Sabha elections. He said the people of Bihar are aware and will teach BJP a lesson.

Tejashwi Yadav said there is no competition in the first phase. He said the people of Bihar will give shocking results this time. He added the BJP government has not done anything for the people of Bihar. He said the promises made by Modi ji in 2014 and 2019 were not fulfilled. Yadav added the public is tired of BJP’s statements and false promises. He said the opposition has promised that they will give a special package to Bihar along with special status.

Tejashwi Yadav said today the rally is with Rahul Gandhi ji in Bhagalpur. The entire INDIA Bloc and the Mahagathbandhan are working together. The RJD leader pointed out that unemployment is the biggest issue in Bihar. He said other important issues being faced by the people of Bihar are poverty, inflation, investment in the state. He said Migration and floods are also issues which need to be looked at.  He added the people of BJP are very worried. He said the people of BJP say that they will abolish the Constitution. He said those who destroy the Constitution will themselves be destroyed.

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2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes dig at Rahul Gandhi, says like Amethi, Congress will lose its ground from Wayanad also

PM Modi is currently on a visit to Maharashtra for election campaigning, and is campaigning for Mahayuti’s candidates from the parliamentary seat of Nanded Prataprao Patil Chikhlikar.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a prediction and said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be driven away from his parliamentary constituency Wayanad and the party will have to find another safe seat for him. PM Modi, at a rally in Maharashtra’s Nanded, said Rahul Gandhi was chased away from Amethi by BJP leader Smriti Irani. PM Modi is currently on a visit to Maharashtra for election campaigning, and is campaigning for Mahayuti’s candidates from the parliamentary seat of Nanded Prataprao Patil Chikhlikar.

The Prime Minister said Congress ke shehzade, unhe bhi Wayanad mein sankat dikh raha hai…Jaise Amethi se bhagna pada, aap maan ke chaliye wo Wayanad bhi chodenge… (The Prince of Congress is facing a danger in Wayanad. Like he was made to escape Amethi, believe me, he will have to leave Wayanad as well).

PM Modi added Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has blasted Congress leader in such a language that even he did not use for them. He said he is sure Congress will look for another safe seat for its Shahjada after voting in Wayanad is over. He claimed that in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the people of the country voted for the BJP-led NDA. PM Modi said the INDIA bloc partners were fighting each other for 25 percent seats. He said if this is the situation now, what will they do after the election?

PM Modi addressed all the workers and leaders of other parties and said even if they felt that they are going to lose the elections then why should they work hard- he said they should work hard for democracy. Aaj nahin toh kal, kal nahin toh parso, parso nahin toh narso, arey kabhi to mauka aega (if not today, tomorrow, day after tomorrow, someday, you may get a chance).

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Lok Sabha Elections: Voter turnout 62.02% in Tamil Nadu till 5pm

The voter turnout in Tamil Nadu stands at 62.02%, while Uttar Pradesh records a turnout of 57.5%. Meanwhile, in West Bengal, voter participation surges to 77.5% as of 5 pm.

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The Lok Sabha elections 2024 began today, marking the onset of the world’s largest electoral event. Voting ended in all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu with a total voter turnout of 62.02%. State BJP chief and Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency candidate K Annamalai said, they were getting complaints from a large number of voters that their names were missing from the voters’ list.

This incident happened in many places. Annamalai said they are demanding re-poll in places where the names of a large number of voters were missing.He said they had a doubt that there was some political interference because the names of a large number of BJP caders were missing from the voters list.

 The voters in South Chennai showed lukewarm interest to participate in the election process and had a total voter turnout of 57.04% till 5pm. Although the overall percentage is poor, some areas like Thiruvanmiyur witnessed brisk polling from 7am onwards. Elderly, middle aged and young voters turned up and it was a family outing for many as they cast their vote.

Corporation volunteers assisted senior citizens with wheelchairs and guided them to their respective polling booths. The hot weather also had an impact on the polling as it reduced the voter turnout as many booths in the corporation school in MGR Nagar were seen deserted around noon. Senior citizens showed courage as they reached the polling booths in private vehicles to exercise their franchise.

Most of the polling booths had shamianas for voters so that they could wait in a queue. Some people even found refuge in the nearby buildings to save themselves from the scorching heat. The polling officials gave instructions to the voters to keep their phones switched off while they exercised their franchise. The security personnel at the polling booth also regulated traffic outside the polling booth in MGR Nagar.

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