Days after Karnataka’s Animal Husbandry Minister K. Venkatesh had indicated that the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government may rethink the ban on cow slaughter, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Randeep Surjewala reprimanded the Minister and asked him to refrain from making out-of-turn comments.
“I have asked him to focus on dairy farmers and ensure that the farmers get the right price for milk. He should not make out-of-turn comments or decide on policy issues that don’t come under his purview,” Mr. Surjewala said on Thursday.
On Wednesday, even Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted at a possible review when he stated that all “anti-farmer” laws including the anti-cow slaughter one would be reviewed. This was after a farmers’ group met him and sought its repeal.
