NewsClick

NewsClick
  • हिन्दी
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Covid-19
  • Science
  • Culture
  • India
  • International
  • Sports
  • Articles
  • Videos
search
menu

INTERACTIVE ELECTION MAPS

image/svg+xml
  • All Articles
  • Newsclick Articles
  • All Videos
  • Newsclick Videos
  • हिन्दी
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Culture
  • India
  • Sports
  • International
  • Africa
  • Latin America
  • Palestine
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • US
  • West Asia
About us
Subscribe
Follow us Facebook - Newsclick Twitter - Newsclick RSS - Newsclick
close menu
×
For latest updates on nCOVID-19 around the world visit our INTERACTIVE COVID MAP
Politics
India

Five Stray Cows Die in Yogi Adityanath's Gorakhpur, Official Booked Under PCAA

This is one of the many incidents of mass cow deaths from the state where the government has been bragging about their so-called dedication for protection of cows.
Abdul Alim Jafri
25 Mar 2019
stray cows die in yogi raj

At least 10 cows have died due to starvation in the past one week at a cow shelter in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's home district, Gorakhpur. An official Santosh Kumar Singh was booked under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCAA).

On Thursday, residents of Bansgaon found carcasses of the animals from a shelter house in Bansgaon Nagar Panchayat after foul smell started emanating from the shelter house. The nagar panchayat is responsible for the upkeep of stray animals at the shelter house, officials said. Angry locals had started a protest and met officials of the administrative area, seeking action against the officials responsible and demanded proper care of animals.

Inquilabi Naujawan Sabha's president Rakesh Singh, a resident of Bansgaon told NewsClick, “Stray cattle are damaging the crops and giving sleepless nights to farmers despite taking various steps by the government. Honestly, I have been to the cow shelter everyday, there is no management, no fodder for them, only a tin shed which is also in horrible condition. Ironically, Yogi Adityanath came to Bansgaon on March 5 and made fake promises on the name of cow. He said he will allocate huge amount for cow shelters but just two weeks later 10 cows died. When the shelter house was built, there were 100 cows in the shelter house and now only 61 are left. Everyday 2-3 cows are dying here."

Also Read: Reports of Cow Deaths Pour in as Stray Cattle Menace Grows in UP

Singh further added, "The Yogi government is only doing politics in the name of cow. Everyday, cows are dying in a state where the CM keeps chanting the name of gau mata. It is shocking that when cows died, these people do not bury the cows but dump them at the Aami river bank in Gorakhpur. When such treatment is happening in his home district, you can well imagine the situation in other districts. Yogi's love for cow is fake and people are starting to understand this gradually.”

Speaking to NewsClick, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Bansgaon, Arun Kumar Mishra said, "As far I know only 3 cows have died, not 10 and not due to starvation or lack of fodder. They died because they were suffering from some disease and veterinary doctors could not save them. Nonetheless, an FIR has been registered against tax collector Santosh Singh and a probe is going on.”

However, Singh denied any further information but accepted that the cow shelter is over-crowded.

This is not the first incident of cow deaths due to hunger in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, at least 200 cows had died in a cow shelter in Greater Noida within two months due to hunger, overcrowding and lack of fodder.

In a similar incident at a cow shelter in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, more than 100 cows died in February. Five cows had died due to cold in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh in February.

Read More: Five Stray Cows Die in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli
 

Get the latest reports & analysis with people's perspective on Protests, movements & deep analytical videos, discussions of the current affairs in your Telegram app. Subscribe to NewsClick's Telegram channel & get Real-Time updates on stories, as they get published on our website.
Gorakhpur cow shelter
Bansgaon
Cow Carcasses
Stray Cow Deaths
Cow deaths
Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh
Yogi Government
BJP
Cow Politics
Narendra Modi Government
Related Stories
UP workers

UP: Workers Unions Ask Yogi Government to ‘Stop Imposing Donations for Ram Temple’

parliament.

Opposition Unity Crucial in Budget Session 2021

stop rape

MP: Spine-chilling Crimes Against Women Reported Even as Govt Runs ‘Samman’ Campaign

Farmers Protest

Farmers' Union Leaders Reject Suggestion of Alternative Route for Jan 26 Rally

sarv siksha abhiyan.

UP: No Contract Renewal for Employees Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Govt. Issues Notice

prayagraj.

The Politics of Editing History: Name-Changing in the Recent Past – I

J&K Gupakar

Sajad Lone Breaks Away from Gupkar Alliance Citing ‘Trust Deficit’

Mamata Gets Taste of Public Outrage

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to Contest Assembly Polls from Nandigram

Rohit 18012021

“From Shadows to the Stars”: A Tribute to Rohith Vemula

Trollies in Protest

Trollies in Protest: Chronicles of the One of the Largest Protest in Human History

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare via EmailShare on RedditShare on KindlePrint
Share
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare via EmailShare on RedditShare on KindlePrint
Share

Related Stories

Tikender Singh Panwar

50 Years of Statehood of Himachal Pradesh: A Look at Achievements and Challenges

24 January 2021
As Himachal Pradesh observes its 50th anniversary of achieving statehood on January 25, we may want to take a look at the struggle for it
Shinzani Jain

Vicious Cycle of Perpetual Indebtedness Among Madhya Pradesh Farmers

24 January 2021
Sitting in a camp at the Palwal border, Shrikrishna Kushwaha shares an old proverb – “Uttam kheti madhyam baan, neech chakari bheekh nida
M.K. Bhadrakumar

Biden’s Idea of India and Savarkar’s is Poles Apart

23 January 2021
According to media repor

Pagination

  • Next page ››

More

  • NetaJi

    ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Slogans Mar Netaji‘s 125 Birth Anniversary Event in Kolkata

  • tractor parade 26.

    Delhi Police Allows Tractor Parade on Jan 26; Route Details to be Decided, Say Farmer Leaders

  • Larry King, Broadcasting Icon for Half-Century, dies at 87

    Larry King, Broadcasting Icon for Half-Century, Dies at 87

  • ‘Refused Police Jobs Despite Domicile Certificate,’ Claim West Pakistan Refugees in J&K, Launch Protest

    ‘Refused Police Jobs Despite Domicile Certificate,’ Claim West Pakistan Refugees in J&K, Launch Protest

  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with
about