Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent instructions, Union Home Ministry has asked the State Governments to compulsorily register FIRs of all “untoward incidents” happening in the name of cow protection.
Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir informed the lok Sabha on Tuesday that the responsibility to maintain law and order, protect life and property and incidents of attacks on cattle traders, beef eaters, Muslims, Dalits and dairy farmers rests primarily with the State Governments.
An advisory with regard to untoward incidents over cattle, disturbance of law and order by miscreants in the name of cow protection, compulsory registration of an FIR for cognisable offences irrespective of territorial jurisdiction, and making available a copy of the FIR has been issued to the States/Union Territories, he said replying to a written question.
PM Modi had on Sunday sought to put the onus for checking cow vigilantism on the State Governments, insisting that they take “stringent action against anti-social elements”.
The Prime Minister also sought the support of the Opposition parties in tackling “communal violence” in the name of cow protection, and deprecated attempts at giving a political or communal colour to the issue.