Thackeray faction's reaction on giving the status of state…?

Maharashtra's Eknath Shinde government on monday announced to give the status of state mother to cow. maharashtra government took this decision considering the importance of native cows since the Vedic period. Now shiv sena UBT's reaction has come to the fore on this. In fact, on the decision of maharashtra government to give the status of state mother to cow, shiv sena UBT leader Anand Dubey said that we do not need to learn from them. We consider cow as God. Our leader Balasaheb thackeray used to worship cow. bjp people pretend in the name of cow. The people of maharashtra are not going to fall into their false pretense and will teach them a lesson.


'Will help in the protection of cows'


Meanwhile, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, a minister in the maharashtra government, said, "The maharashtra government has decided to give subsidy for indigenous cows in the cow shelters registered with the Gauseva Commission in Maharashtra. This will greatly help in the protection and rearing of indigenous cows in Maharashtra. This will also enable the cow shelters to function properly." Earlier on monday, a notification issued by the Agriculture, Dairy Development, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department of maharashtra said that other factors behind giving the cow the status of statehood include the importance of indigenous cow milk in human nutrition, use for Ayurvedic and Panchgavya treatment and use of manure made from cow dung in organic farming.


'Decision taken in view of the spiritual importance of cow'


An official said that this decision of the state government underlines the spiritual, scientific and historical importance of the cow in indian society. He said that this step demonstrates the integral role of cows in the cultural landscape of india for centuries. The official said that by taking this decision, the state government has also highlighted the agricultural benefits of cow dung.


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