Gujarat, a Narendra Modi dominated state has been a spearhead on the development radar in the country. Not only this, it is also known for it’s transparent and unprecedented ways of ushering prosperity.
Gujarat has become the first state in the country to announce cow-slaughter punishable. This announcement was introduced as a part of the amendment Bill.
The Gujarat Assembly today passed The Gujarat Preservation (Amendment) Bill has demanded a award life term award to slaughterers who kill Gaumata.
The Bill introduced in the House stated that maximum punishment for cow slaughter will be 10 yearsbut not less than seven years.
However, junior Home minister Pradipsinh Jadeja sought an amendment to enhance the punishment to life term, which was passed and adopted in the Bill.
In the statement of objects of the Bill, a statement said, “it is considered necessary to provide for more deterrent punishment for offences committed by contravening the provisions of the Act and also to make the offences cognizable and non-bailable.”
According to the provisions of this bill, the offender will be charged with various charges. The bill said, “offenders will be given imprisonment for a term, which may extend to 10 years but shall not be less than seven years and with fine, which shall not be less than one lakh rupees.”
The penultimate provision after this was that related to vehicles used for commuting aniumals for slaughter.
It specifies, “The vehicles or any conveyance so seized under sub section (3) shall stand forfeited to government in the manner as my be prescribed. It is, however, experienced while implementing the said Act that still more stringent provisions are required to be made amending the said Act for curbing the menace of illegal slaughtering of the animals covered under the said Act to provide for more stringent punishment and effectively check the rampant use of vehicles for transporting such animals.”
