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Kerala Assembly passes resolution against Centre's cattle sale ban

Special session of Assembly starts on defiant note, serves beef fry for breakfast

Kerala Assembly passes resolution against Centre's cattle sale ban
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Rescued cattle are seen at a "goushala", or cow shelter, run by Bharatiya Gou Rakshan Parishad, an arm of the Hindu nationalist group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), at Aangaon village in Maharashtra

T E NarasimhanGireesh Babu Chennai
Kerala legislative assembly passed a resolution on Thursday against the Centre's May 23 notification, restricting the sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets.

The Left Democratic Front (LDF)-run government convened a special session of the assembly that began after a breakfast that included beef fry. After a day-long discussion, the resolution asking the Centre to withdraw the notification was voted. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition voted for the motion. The only vote against the motion was from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) O Rajagopal.

The parties said the ban was a "fascist" move. Former Chief Minister V