Cow slaughter is a question of life and death: Panchjanya
Family members of Dadri victim Ikhlaq (Photo: PTI/File)
New Delhi: Fuelling the ongoing beef debate, the RSS mouthpiece in its cover story has said that the killing of Mohammad Iqlakh in Dadri over beef consumption rumours could not have been “without reason” and even the “Vedas mandate killing of those who slaughter cows”.
An article in RSS organ Panchjanya said, “The Vedas order killing of anyone who slaughters the cow. Cow slaughter is a big issue for the Hindu community. For many of us, it’s a question of life and death.”
The article also questioned the rebellion by writers who are returning their awards to protest the lynching episode.
“You (writers) did not see the cow slaughter by Iqlakh. You didn’t see the fact that none of the media reports on Dadri mentioned any personal enmity of anyone with Iqlakh. Dadri village has never even seen any communal tension. One could have believed Iqlakh’s death to be without reason but then we have the Newton’s law of every action inviting an equal and opposite reaction.”
The article further asks the rebelling writers why they “fail to question the social mindset which encouraged Iqlakh to commit the crime.”
( Source : Deccan Chronicle with gency inputs )
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