Take action against cow vigilantes: PM Narendra Modi

During monsoon session, the opposition would raise issues of mob lynchings and cow vigilantism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked state governments to take strict action against ‘cow vigilantes’ and sought the support of Opposition parties in tackling communal violence in the name of cow protection.

At an all-party meeting on Sunday, a day before the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament, the PM asked the political class to come together against those seeking an escape route by dubbing action against corruption as a political conspiracy. The PM didn’t mention any political parties, but the Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Trinamool Congress have, in recent months, accused the Modi government of