3 states get contempt notice from Supreme Court on cow vigilantism

The supreme court has issued a notice of contempt to three states, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for not taking important measure to prevent incidents of cow vigilantism.

The states now have to respond to the notice by September 3.

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A bench headed by Dipak Misra gave the directions on Monday.

The Supreme court notice was a response to the petition filed by Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Tushar Gandhi.

In 2017 Supreme court has asked states government to maintain law and order in order to prevent cow vigilantism violence.

The states were also asked to appoint nodal officers and highway patrol, they were also supposed to inform the court about the progress.

Many cases of harassment and violence in the name of "gau raksha" (cow protection) have taken place across the nation over the last few months.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in June, had condemned the attacks in the name of cow vigilantism, saying, "Killing people in the name of cow is unacceptable. No one has the right to take the law into his/her hands. We belong to a land of non-violence. Violence is not the solution to any problem."

Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar after the all-party meeting had said, "Prime Minister Modi has asked the State Governments to take strict action against the anti-social elements creating violence in the name of cow vigilantism and punish them strictly."