House witnesses ruckus, six adjournments before being adjourned for the day.
The slaughter of eight cows in Malegaon on Wednesday rocked the state assembly on Thursday. After six adjournments during the zero hour, the house was adjourned for the day. Members of the opposition parties vowed that they would stall the proceedings of the house until the culprits in the case were arrested.
Soon after the question hour, the opposition raised the issue of the cow slaughter and demanded that the adjournment motion be admitted. The members from the opposition benches shouted slogans, flashed banners and entered the well. The uproar was so strong that the speaker had to adjourn the house twice and direct the government to make a statement.
Subsequently, home minister RR Patil said the local police had been asked to take stern action against the culprits. “The local police have formed two teams to investigate the matter and hunt the culprits. The police won’t spare those found guilty of the crime,” he said.
But the opposition, dissatisfied by the reply of the home minister, created ruckus again by shouting slogans and entering the well. Leader of opposition Eknath Khadse condemned the government and said that it was not serious about the issues related to the sentiments of Hindus.
“The killing was so brutal and humiliating that the hatred may spread across the state. The act was aimed at spreading disharmony in society. The bodies were swollen. It looks like they were killed two days ago and then the bodies were thrown on the streets on Ashadhi Ekadashi. This is a conspiracy to hurt Hindu sentiments,” Khadse said.
Shiv Sena legislator Dada Bhuse alleged that two cows were recovered near a police chowky, but they did not do anything. The incident was reported by local milkmen, he said.
Subhash Desai of the Shiv Sena accused the police and the government of religious bias. “If such an incident had happened, which hurt the sentiments of other religious groups, police would have swung into action by now,” he alleged.
Khadse said a local woman office-bearer of the BJP was so shocked to see dead bodies of the cows, that she fell unconscious and breathed her last in the hospital this morning. “You can imagine how horrific the sight must have been,” he said.
After the last adjournment, parliamentary affairs minister Harshvardhan Patil urged that the house resume its agenda for the day. There is a lot of important business pending, he said, adding that the home minister had already made his statement.
But sensing the belligerent mood of the opposition members, presiding officer Jeetendra Awahad adjourned the house for the day.
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