Patna . Former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi and other animal rights activists have urged the Nitish Kumar government of Bihar to issue immediate instructions to ban the practice of animal sacrifice in various parts of the state. Former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi and other animal rights activists also requested the Bihar government to stop smuggling of animals from the state for sacrifice in the upcoming Gadhimai festival to be held in neighboring Nepal.
Maneka Gandhi on Friday wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Bihar, demanding his immediate intervention to stop animal sacrifice in the state and smuggling of cows, buffaloes, goats and pigeons from Bihar to Nepal for sacrifice. He wrote in his letter that recently it has been reported that Indian buffaloes worth about Rs 1 crore are smuggled every month and sold in the markets of Nepal.
A delegation of top representatives from other animal protection organizations – Acharya Prashant (founder of Prashant Advaita Foundation), Alokparna Sengupta (managing director, Humane Society International/India) and Gauri Maulekhi (trustee and member secretary, People for Animals Public Policy Foundation) on Saturday. met Bihar Chief Secretary Amrit Lal Meena and urged him to issue immediate instructions to the concerned authorities of the state to investigate animal sacrifice and animal trafficking. Addressing a joint press conference, Acharya Prashant said, “We have requested the Chief Secretary to take action against the concerned authorities to stop the barbaric practice of animal sacrifice at various places in Bihar and smuggling of animals from Bihar to Nepal for sacrifice.” Issue instructions to.
