Ban cow slaughter, says AMUSU

Student union protests against cow vigilantes

April 13, 2017 12:51 am | Updated 12:51 am IST - MEERUT

The Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union on Wednesday said that it supported a complete ban on cow slaughter. AMUSU president Faizul Hasan made this remark while addressing a gathering of students during AMUSU’s protest against “unconstitutional cow vigilantes”.

“We would support if there is any proposal by the Central government to put a stop to cow slaughter across the country in view of the religious sentiments of the Hindu community,” he said.

Students of the AMU and office-bearers of the AMUSU demanded death penalty to the killers of Pehlu Khan, allegedly a victim of cow vigilantism in Alwar, Rajasthan.

They demanded that the government take action against the extra constitutional “gau rakshaks who were spreading terror in the name of saving cows”. The protesters submitted a memorandum to the President Pranab Mukherjee through the local district administration, demanding the quashing of the FIR against Pehlu Khan and his associates for transporting cattle.

The memorandum noted that the ‘gau rakshaks’ were responsible for the murder of many innocent individuals in the recent past.

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