‘Muslim butcher’ is ‘Hindu’ farmer’s best friend.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 were published on May 25, 2017, just days before the commemoration of the third anniversary of the Modi government. Through these rules, the government has effectively dealt a blow to small producers and the farmers who sell their unfit animals to traders and commission agents in the livestock markets. Senior journalist Harish Damodaran in this interview talks about the changes in these rules. Harish talks in detail about the cattle economy of India and he insists that the so-called ‘Muslim butcher’ is in fact the ‘Hindu’ farmer’s best friend.