Bengaluru: Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra has taken strong objection to the Centre’s new regulation on sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter through animal markets, which has now been stayed by the Madras High Court.
Jayachandra put forth his legal opinion before the State Cabinet on Tuesday.
“Without bringing amendments to the Central act, the Centre has framed the rules which are contradictory and overlap with both the state and central Acts. Moreover, the new regulations clearly encroach on the powers of the state since Animal Husbandry is in the concurrent list,” Jayachandra explained to the Cabinet.
Banning the sale of animals in the market has adversely affected the trade, he pointed out.
Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting here on Tuesday, Jayachandra said, “I have explained to the Cabinet that more legal consultations are needed before adopting the new regulations. The Centre has framed a rule which would harm the trade interests of the state. In the state Act, animals can be sold in the open market and there are no restrictions on age but the new regulations impose an age limit for sale of livestock.”
No decision on RERA
The Cabinet has not taken any decision on the framing of rules for the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA).
“The Cabinet has deferred its decision on implementing RERA. We felt larger consultations were needed before implementing RERA,” Jayachandra explained.
It was also decided to extend Krishi Bhagya scheme to the Horticulture department. Under various housing schemes, the government has decided to construct 6.45 lakh houses in 2017-18.
Since the Centre has passed the Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill, the state has decided to obtain approval for the bill in the coming session of the legislature. The GST will come into force from July 1, 2017.
To enforce the Supreme Court order on the row over Bababudangiri Dargah, the court had authorized the state government to hear both sides before implementing the verdict. The Cabinet has given its approval to constitute a committee headed by a retired high court judge to here the grievances of both parties, Jayachandra explained.
