President of Vishwa Prani Kalyana Mandali and Basava Dharma Jnanpith Dayananda Swami has urged the Gadag district administration to take necessary steps to prevent likely animal sacrifice during the Sri Durga Devi Fair to be held at Bommasamudra in Gadag district from Tuesday to Thursday.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Monday, Dayananda Swami said that the annual Jatra Mahotsava will be attended by lakhs of devotees from across Karnataka and the neighbouring States of Maharashtra and Goa.
And, in the name of religion, several devotees are likely to sacrifice animals despite a strict prohibition of it, he said.
