: Assam’s new cattle protection law makes it harder for many to offer qurbani this Eid #IndiaNEWS On July 3, Lok Sabha member Badruddin Ajmal made an appeal to people celebrating Eid ul Adha in Assam

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Assam’s new cattle protection law makes it harder for many to offer qurbani this Eid #IndiaNEWS
On July 3, Lok Sabha member Badruddin Ajmal made an appeal to people celebrating Eid ul Adha in Assam this year: avoid sacrificing cows for the festival. “Since the sentiments of the majority are attached to cows, sacrificing an alternative animal is welcome,� said Ajmal, who heads Assam’s Jamiat Ulama, a socio-religious organisation, as well as the All India United Democratic Front, a political party.Ajmal’s comments have been prompted by the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, passed in August last year. While the consumption of beef is not illegal in Assam, the new law makes it near impossible. It places a blanket ban on cow slaughter and severe restrictions on cattle trade.For the first time, qurbani – the ritual sacrifice done for Eid – may not include cows. Yet, traditionally, many poor and middle-class Muslims in Assam have sacrificed cows for Eid. The new law may mean they will not be able to afford qurbani this year.“Cows are economically viable for middle class and poor people like us,� said Sofiur Rahman, a 28-year-old farmer in Hatipota village in Lower Assam’s Dhubri district. “Earlier, seven people used to sacrifice one cow. It cut down the cost and allowed everyone to have a share.�The cattle protection law has also hit the rural...Read more

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