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'Complete shutdown' in Rajasthan's Baran after calf found dead; Gau Raksha
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The incident pertains to certain groups claiming that an unknown person slaughtered a calf in Baran's Mahadev colony, causing controversy in the city, and prompting people to demand for the arrest of the supposed culprits. The group started protests on February 7, and had demanded an inve
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Bhiwani deaths case: "One with arms will run the law," Owaisi accuses BJP
Updated : 3 years ago IST
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre and Haryana government of providing full political support to the so-called "Gau Rakshak" group.
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"These radicalised elements will turn against..." Owaisi attacks BJP on Bh
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"BJP is actively promoting such radicalised elements who in the garb of being 'Gau-Rakshaks' are killing people and indulging in extortion. They should stop promoting such people," Owaisi said.
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2017 Alwar lynching: Victim Pehlu Khan, sons charged for smuggling cattle
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], June 29 (ANI): Rajasthan Police filed a charge sheet for cow smuggling against Pehlu Khan, who was allegedly lynched in 2017 by a mob of "gau rakshaks" in Alwar for transporting cattle, and his two sons.
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'Stop branding lynching accused as gau rakshaks'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday asserted that perpetrators in lynching cases must not be branded as 'gau rakshaks' (protector of cows) but as accused only.
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Gau Rakshaks have a govt in power that supports them: Owaisi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 16 (ANI): Being irked over Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government on incidents of cow vigilant issue, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday stated that Gau Rakshaks are emboldened because they have an
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Congress' agenda is to level allegations: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said that the Congress merely wants to level allegations on the saffron party, in reference to Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge ccusing the government of "indirectly encouraging groups like the Vishwa Hind
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Oppn. accuses Centre of encouraging Gau Rakshaks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 31 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed a heated discussion over reported incidents of mob lynching across the country with Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge accusing the government of "indirectly encouraging groups like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajran
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Shiv Sena backs Thackeray, says 'gau rakshaks' should fight terr
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): In the wake of the terror attack on a bus full of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday, while backing their chief Uddhav Thackeray's stance, said the 'gau rakshaks' taking to vanda
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Lynching in name of protecting something not acceptable: Ram Madhav
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Jul 9 (ANI): Amid rising incidents of lynching of people by 'gau-rakshaks' across the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday said that lynching in the name of protecting something is not acceptable.
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CPI targets PM Modi over cow, says 'action' not words needed
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 29, ANI) : Communist Party of India (CPI) has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking action against Gau Rakshaks (cow vigilants) and said merely using words is not enough.
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As long as `Gau Rakshaks` get BJP's support, violence will continue:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The AIMIM on Thursday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on cow vigilantes as a 'mere lip service', adding atrocities in the name of 'Gau Bhakti' will continue as long as `Gau Rakshaks` get support from the BJP and RSS.
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