Lynchings over beef In whose name, then, PM Modiji?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has today spoken on the issue of cow vigilantism, again. This is only the second time he has lashed out at so-called gau rakshaks, reminding the nation that there is no place for those who take the law into their hands to harass and murder Muslims in the name of the cow.

This is what PM Modi had to say: “Today I want to say a few words and express sadness on some of the things going on. We are a land of non violence. We are the land of Mahatma Gandhi. Why do we forget that. No one spoke about protecting cows more than Mahatma Gandhi and Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Yes. It should be done. Killing people in the name of Gau Bhakti is not acceptable. This is not something Mahatma Gandhi would approve. As a society, there is no place for violence. No person in this nation has the right to take the law in his or her own hands in this country. Violence never has and never will solve any problem. Let’s all work together. Let’s create the India of Mahatma Gandhi’s dreams. Let’s create an India our freedom fighters would be …read more