Friday, 26 January 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Amid political slugfest between the Congress and the BJP over mistreatment and deaths of cows at the Kanji House in Dehradun, the district magistrate Sonika has ordered an inquiry in the case. The DM has also directed the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) to take over the operation of Kanji House in its hands.
Sonika told the media persons on Thursday that the chief development officer of Dehradun has been directed to conduct an inquiry in this case. She added that the CDO has also been directed to start the process of deregistering the body handling the operation of the Kanji House. The DM added that strict action will be initiated against those responsible for mismanagement of Kanji House and deaths of cows sheltered there.
It is learnt that a preliminary inquiry by the municipal commissioner has revealed gross negligence in the operation of the Kanji House where the abandoned and stray cattle are kept.
Blaming the authorities for maltreatment and deaths of cows, an angry crowd had gathered at the shelter on Wednesday evening. The people alleged that many cows in the facility have died while many are on the verge of death. Videos showing dead and injured cows circulated on social media. The locals claimed that due to gross neglect crows have even gouged the eyes of some of the dying cows. They also accused the administration of Kanji House of keeping more than 500 cows which is in excess of its capacity. The crowd also claimed that the cows were not cared for and fed properly.
Meanwhile, the blame game between the ruling BJP and opposition Congress has started over the incident. Reacting sharply to the claim of the BJP spokesperson that the BJP government has increased the government grant per cow, the chief spokesperson of Uttarakhand Congress Garima Dasauni said that the BJP only plays the politics of cows but the fact is that the cows are not safe under the BJP rule. She said that the cows were kept in horrendous conditions and the conditions there were heartrending as about a dozen cows had died while some others were on the verge of death.
