Beef export flourishing under PM Modi's regime: Karna minister

Taking a dig at the BJP over its "double standard" on the ban of cow slaughter, Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy today alleged that the country's beef export was flourishing under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime.

Recalling the statements of BJP president Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during their visits to Karnataka that they would ban cow slaughter in the state after coming to power, Reddy said killing of any animal was not right.

"They (BJP) say that they will ban cow slaughter if they come to power in Karnataka, while our country exports cow meat, beef to other countries...it has been four years since they came to power, why have they not stopped these exports," he asked.

Speaking to reporters here, the state home minister noted, "If they have real love for cows, they will have to first stop the exports."
Hitting out at Shah's statement that BJP would bring the culprits involved in killings of RSS and BJP activists to justice, Reddy asked, "Who are they to bring them to justice when we have already done the job."
He said the state government has already put the culprits behind bars and in many cases, charge-sheets have been filed, adding "the BJP claimed that 23 activists were killed, while the the truth is only 10 of them belonged to the BJP or Sangh parivar. The rest were all different cases, including that of personal rivalry."