Mumbai, July 19: Shiv Sena accused Pakistan of stoking Hindu-Muslim riots and slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre over the increasing number of cases of violence ‘in the name of cow vigilantism or Gau Raksha.’ Shiv Sena, in an article published in Saamana, the party’s mouthpiece, likened cow vigilantism to a “business,” which isn’t seeming to shut shop even after Prime Minister Modi’s constant commands and requests. Shiv Sena further said Pakistan wants the Hindus and Muslims to fight over such miniscule issues and get the nation divided over religion.
Saamana on Wednesday drew attention towards the recent Amarnath terror attack and asked where the “so-called gou rakshaks” were, when some innocent people were killed while on their pilgrimage. “The driver, who saved many of these pilgrims, was himself a Muslim,” the mouthpiece said. The Shiv Sena further expressed surprise over how some BJP-run states had no ban on the sale of beef, while others had.
Who are these Gau rakshaks who beat up innocents? Even PM is asking this repeatedly. These are not real Gau rakshaks: Sanjay Raut,Shiv Sena pic.twitter.com/3ybBgioC1K
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 19, 2017
Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut reiterated the party’s stand on the issue and asked who these cow vigilantes, who are killing innocent people, were. “Even Prime Minister Modi has started asking this question now,” Raut told ANI. “Does Pakistan through one of its conspiracies again want to trigger Hindu-Muslim riots in India?” he added.
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