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Oppn. accuses Centre of encouraging Gau Rakshaks
Updated : 8 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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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Protestors challenge 'cow rakshaks' by openly eating beef
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] May 31 (ANI): The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Wednesday witnessed protests against the attack on an institution's research scholar who participated in the beef fest on the campus on Sunday. A group of protestors challenged cow rakshaks (v
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Ujjain: 'Gau rakshaks' brutally thrash man for allegedly hurting
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), May 14 (ANI): Cow vigilantes in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh brutally thrashed a man on the suspicion of him hurting a cow.
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Cow vigilantism: SC asks five states to file counter affidavits
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the matter concerning the ban on 'gau rakshaks' for six weeks.
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Can Modi speak on Gau Rakshaks widowing Muslim women: Azam Khan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), [India], Apr 29,(ANI): Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the Muslim community to find a proper solution for triple talaq, the Samajwadi Party criticized the former saying that he should also speak up on other issues which are being faced by the Musl
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Alwar lynching: Deceased was thrashed over invalid documents, says Rajasth
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Singh Kataria on Sunday denied claims made by the family members of Pehlu Khan, who was allegedly lynched by Gau Rakshaks for transporting cows in Alwar, that he was falsely accused of smuggling cows as he had valid purchase docu
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Just because BJP supports Gau rakshaks, doesn't mean it's behind
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): A day after the Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and state against cow vigilantism following the Alwar incident, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday stated that just because they support cow protection doesn't prove their involveme
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Assault by 'gau rakhshaks': NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan Govt
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Rajasthan Government over the death of a person due to assault by so called 'gau rakshaks'.
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