of the resolution to exempt bulls from Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960.
of the resolution to exempt bulls from Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960.
"I rise to oppose this resolution because its objective is not organic farming or animal welfare or improvement in agriculture practice. The real objective is to protect Jallikatta," the former Union Minister said.
He said there is no connection between all of the 16 listed objectives to be achieved through this resolution and the Act.
Elaborating, he said he was of the view that the Act does not prohibit training of a bull for various purposes and therefore he failed to understand the connection between the proposal and the law.
"Tomorrow you will remove animal after animals from the (purview) of this Act. I disagree with the conclusion of this resolution and request not to persist with the resolution," he said.
He told the House that Rukmini Devi Arundale, a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, had brought a private member bill to prevent cruelty towards animal following which then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had promised to pass a legislation in this regard.
Thus, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 Act was passed in the Parliament and enforced.
Ramesh quoted Rukmini Devi Arundale and said, "Test of the civilised society is how it treats its animals." Ramesh said the states are empowered to pass their own laws to deal with cattle or animal and there is Tamil Nadu Animal Preservation Act 1958.
"Why does not the state government amend the Tamil Nadu Animal Preservation Act 1958 to achieve this purpose," he asked.
BJP members Basawaraj Patil, L A Ganesan and Meghraj Jain supported the resolution.
Congress member B K Hariprasad, D Raja (CPI) and Vijila Sathyananth (AIADMK) also supported it and talked about utility of cattle in the rural economy and importance of local traditions like Jallikattu.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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