Maneka frowns on Gorkha regiment's 'animal' practices

April 06, 2015 09:08

The Army has a problem on its plate. Union Minister for Women and Child Development and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has objected to two traditions in the forces that, according to her, amount to cruelty to animals.

She has written to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar that the practice of animal sacrifice in the Gorkha regiment and another of airdropping living animals for regiments posted in inaccessible areas to provide them fresh meat must be stopped.

Gandhi had written a similar letter to Parrikar's predecessor in the ministry, Arun Jaitley, earlier.

The Gorkha regiment has been around since the time of the British, and animal sacrifice has been followed since its inception.

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