PTIrAHMEDABADrrAddressing a public meeting to mark the centenary of the Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati ashram here, Modi said indulging in violence in the name of “gau bhakti” goes fully against the ideals of the Father of the Nation. rVoicing concern on spate of incidents of lynching and violence over cow protection, he said nothing would will be achieved from such acts. r“Today, I want to express my sadness and my pain, when I am here at the Sabarmati ashram,” he said. r“This is a country which has the tradition of giving food to ants, street dogs, fish, the country where Mahatma Gandhi taught us lessons of non-violence. What has happened to us?” Modi asked. r“If a patient dies due to an unsuccessful operation, relatives burn down hospitals and beat up doctors. Accident is an accident. When people die or are injured in the accidents, a group of people come together and burn vehicles,” he said, pointing out the prevalent trend among the people of taking law into their hands, and the mob violence. r“Nobody would have practised cow protection and cow worship more than Mahatma and Vinoba Bhave. They showed us the way how to protect cow. The country will have to adopt their way,” the prime minister said. r“The Indian Constitution also teaches us about cow protection. But does this (cow protection) give us any right to kill a person. Is this gau bhakti (cow worship)? Is this cow protection?” Modi asked.
Killing people for the sake of cows unacceptable: PM
In a tough message against cow vigilantism and mob lynching, PM Narendra Modi said killing people on pretext of protecting cows is not acceptable and warned that no one has the right to take law into his hands.
