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Shri Rampal ‘Nutan’
spoke about battle against bureaucracy to stop slaughter. The present
administrative system and the psyche of our bureaucrats are the major
stumbling blocks.
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In the fifth technical session, Shri Vijay Diwan narrated
his own experience of working in rural areas with animal carcass. One can
remove the skin of buffalo in two hours and can earn Rs. 1500/- in eight
hours. He has to identify and work only in
four villages for economic viability.
The intellectuals should join this enterprise and improve its
working in relation to method of extraction, sanitation, marketing etc.
The Goshalas can become economically viable if they work on animal
carcass. There is not much difference between leather of a dead cow and a
slaughtered cow. |
Shri Ramakant Arte, a close associate of Late Shri
Appasaheb Patwardhan, is working on this enterprise for last 30 years and
facing problems related to caste. He stressed the involvement of women in
this business. It was very difficult to work in villages. Caste Hindus
were opposed to taking to this work, but gradually conditions are
changing. He appealed to the youths to come forward and take up this work
not only for their economic betterment, but also for social change. |
In the valedictory session, the participants
having grass root experience in field of Goseva and Goraksha narrated
their views based on self-experience. They brought out the facts related
to legal complications, violation of court’s rulings, resettlement of
butchers, mal-practices in the export of meat, maintenance of Gosadans,
financial difficulties in cow welfare activities, encroachment of common
village lands, grass lands and attitude of ‘Gopalaks’.
Shri Vidyasagar, who is active in Deonar Goraksha Satyagraha
since its inception emphasized the spiritual aspect of Satyagraha and
appealed to National Commission on Cattle and to the Central Govt. for Central
Law for the protection of cow and her progeny. |
Shri Eli
Gadkar, the Editor of ‘Shanti Sevak’,
a monthly magazine of Goraksha Satyagraha highlighted the non-communal and
non-violent aspect of cow protection. Cow is the symbol of Indian Culture. If it dies, India dies. We
should spread the message of Satyagraha in every nook and corner of the
country. |
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