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KOLKATA: Newly elected BJP MLA Rekha Patra has triggered a governmental contention aft she was seen intercepting a conveyance carrying cattle successful Hingalganj and allegedly suggesting that those transporting cows should nutrient a “birth certificate”.On the alleged amerciable proscription of cattle, Patra said, "Our authorities has issued a line stating that cattle beneath 14 years of property cannot beryllium slaughtered. If anyone tries to instrumentality them distant illegally, we indispensable drawback them immediately."The remarks were aboriginal shared by TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who criticised the BJP legislator, writing, "Newly elected BJP MLA successful Bengal insists connected commencement certificates for bovines to beryllium they are of age.
Parivartan." Last week, the authorities authorities issued a nationalist announcement citing a 1950 Bengal instrumentality and a 2018 Calcutta High Court order, reiterating that cattle slaughter without valid certification is banned.
The bid states, "No idiosyncratic shall slaughter immoderate carnal thereby meaning (bulls, bullocks, cows, calves, antheral and pistillate buffaloes, buffalo calves and castrated buffaloes) unless helium has obtained successful respect thereof a certificate that the carnal is acceptable for slaughter."
It further specifies that certification indispensable beryllium jointly issued by municipal oregon panchayat authorities on with a authorities veterinary surgeon, based connected the animal’s age, health, and fitness. Appeals against refusal of certificates tin beryllium filed wrong a fortnight.The authorities has besides cited the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, informing that violations could pb to up to six months’ imprisonment oregon a good of Rs 1,000, oregon both.
