The Gau Suraksha Samiti here staged a demonstration and protest meeting in front of the district Collectorate on Monday demanding complete ban on cow slaughter and illegal transportation of cows from Jagatsinghpur district.
The Samiti activists under the leadership of district BJP president Upendra Biswal took out a rally from Gandhi Chhak and converged at the Collector’s parade ground, where they held a public meeting.
Addressing the gathering, cow lovers and Samiti activists fumed over the callousness of the district administration in not implementing laws prohibiting cow slaughter.
They said because of the slackness, every week, hundreds of cows are being transported to outside States from several markets across Jagatsinghpur district. They demanded strict implementation of the laws in district. later, the Samaiti members submitted a memorandum containing five demands to the district Collector.