BJP govt in Maha re-sends cow protection bill for President's nod
November 17, 2014 22:13
The BJP government in Maharashtraha's resent the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment)Bill 1995, which seeks to ban cow slaughter, for the President's assent.
Mahesh Phatak, secretary, animal husbandry and fisheries department, in a letter dated November 13 has informed the Centre that the new government in the state wanted to followup the Bill and wanted its enactment.
The letter was in response to a communication from deputy secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, seeking to know if the government was interested in pursuing the Bill, passed way back in 1995 by the state legislature.
Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said the Congress-NCP government never responded to the enquires from the President seeking the state's views on the Bill before giving the assent.
He said he regularly followed up the issue in the Assembly, however the erstwhile government said it had set the UPA committee to study the Bill and its report was yet to come.
Mahesh Phatak, secretary, animal husbandry and fisheries department, in a letter dated November 13 has informed the Centre that the new government in the state wanted to followup the Bill and wanted its enactment.
The letter was in response to a communication from deputy secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, seeking to know if the government was interested in pursuing the Bill, passed way back in 1995 by the state legislature.
Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said the Congress-NCP government never responded to the enquires from the President seeking the state's views on the Bill before giving the assent.
He said he regularly followed up the issue in the Assembly, however the erstwhile government said it had set the UPA committee to study the Bill and its report was yet to come.
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