One may wonder how the cow becomes the paradigm of a nation. Unfortunately, that’s the fact.
We mull over introducing Unified Identification Number for cows; the honorable lawmakers discuss the medicinal qualities of the cow dung and cow urine in the parliament; we have a brigade of cow vigilantes across the country; we are on the road to bring in the laws to ban the sale of cattle for slaughter; the lynching and mob attacks in the name of cows and finally the ruling party is now for setting up of a Cow Ministry.
Amith Sha, the supremo of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, recently announced in Uttar Pradesh that the government is seriously thinking of forming a ministry for the cows. Wow! Indeed he has broken the ground, if the announcements turn out to be real. I wonder why people are reluctant to accept a revolutionary thought.
Netherlands is the only country in the world where a political organisation works purely for animal rights and welfare. Why don’t we start a political organization exclusively for the cows or for the animals in general? Why don’t we elect one or two representatives to the parliament exclusively for the rights of cows? It’s not a tall tale to be neglected.
That tiny nation that has got just the size of Kerala is blessed with large grazing lands and cattle folk. You can see the herds of cows and horses grazing in the green lush fields if you visit the country. But not even a cow or horse will dare to enter the road. Nor do you can find vehicles carrying cattle. You may find pet dogs in the public transports, but not wandering in the roads.
Here in our country, the sanctity and rules are interwoven. If you cannot separate them like water tight compartments, then the do’s and don’ts are irrelevant.