New Delhi /AMN
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Pravin Togadia today attacked prime minister Narendra Modi for his recent remarks on cow vigilants saying PM has insulted the ‘Gaurakshaks’ by dubbing them as “anti-social” .
Taking exception to the Prime Minister’s remarks, Todadia questioned as to why the “head of the country” has given a clean chit to “cow butchers” and victimised cow protectors, who have been his avid supporters and helped him getting elected.
In a strong rebuke to cow vigilantes, some of whom flogged dalits in his home state Gujarat, Modi had last week said that he felt enraged at such “anti-social elements” who indulged in crimes by the night and masqueraded as cow protectors during the day.
“Rather than appreciating efforts of Hindus to save cows and initiating a sincere dialogue with “these simple, non-fancy gau-rakshaks”, Modi had termed 80 per cent of them as “anti-social”, he said.
Talking to media he said : ” That was an insult not only of Mother cow but also of Hindus and all those who gave their lives for protecting cows”, he told reporters.
He also asked Modi to prove his allegation that 80 per cent of ‘gau rakshaks’ indulged in anti-social activities. Togadia also said that “the head of the nation asking all states to ‘create dossiers’ of cow protectors means racial profiling of a particular community, namely Hindus, because it is Hindus who give their own lives to protect cows.”
“Special dossiers are made of the terrorists, serial rapists. Here, the dossiers are being made of Hindu ‘gau rakshaks’ but not of cow killers,” he said.
The VHP leader assured the “law-abiding gau rakshaks of all help, including taking care of their families, if they were targeted by state governments due to the “racially- motivated” advisory by the central government.
Togadia sought an immediate and complete ban on beef exports, claiming it has increased in recent years.