Haryana to issue id cards to 'Gau Rakshaks'

August 11, 2016 19:05

Amid an uproar over cow vigilantism, Haryana government has decided to carry out police verification of all members of the 'Gau Raksha Dals' in

the state and is considering issuing them identity cards.

Haryana government's 'Gau Sewa Ayog', which carries out activities for protection of cows, said the step will prevent unscrupulous elements from extorting money and harassing people in the name of cow protection.

"We have decided to get the police verification done of all the Gau Raksha Dals working in the state. Once the verification is done, we may issue them I-Cards which will be their identity," Ayog's chairman Bhani Ram Mangla said.

"This step is aimed at stopping any fake cow protectors from extracting money from people and thrashing innocents in the name of cow protection and it will also help in exposing those unscrupulous people who operate as Gau Raksha Dals," Mangla said.

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