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An Alarm Call for the alert citizens of India

 

MEAT EXPORT

 

A Pampered Policy of the Central Government

 

Make your choice - What you want ?

 

 

 

A few crumbs of Dollars or Pounds smeared in the blood

 

and flesh of innocent animals ?

 

OR

 

Adhering to the principle of non-violence and compliance

 

with fundamental duty under the Constitution to have

 

compassion towards all living creatures ?

 

 

 

1) Do you know how many animals are slaughtered in this country

everyday for local consumption and for exports? Don't worry if you don't know

the answer - even the Central Government does not know !!!

 

 

 

2) Meat export was a thrust area for Foreign Exchange earning in

1990-91 when we had to mortgage gold to get Foreign Exchange. Today with

Foreign Exchange reserves of over 160 billions US$ (Rs. 7,20,000/- crores) the

Government still considers meat export as a thrust area. The phobias are hard

to get over you see !

 

 

 

3) Export earnings of IT sector - more than 1,00,000/- crores,

of Textile Sector - more than 50,000/- crores, of Gems and Jewellery - more

than 50,000/- crores - still our Government cherishes 2000 crores smeared in

blood and flesh of innocent animals !

 

 

 

4) Export of meat is eligible for 13 types of subsidies running

into hundred of crores of rupees. Can any of the above sectors earning clean

and manifold more Foreign Exchange compete in the matter of subsidies with the

meat sector ? This is what pampering is !

 

 

 

5) Cattle is a natural and precious wealth of any country and

India is the only country where destroyers of this wealth are not only

subsidized, they are given awards as outstanding exporters. The creators of

real wealth are treated only as poor cousins !

 

 

 

6) What is considered a crime in one State (in respect of

slaughter of an animal) under its Animal Preservation Law is perfectly legal in

some other State, in respect of slaughter of the same animal. This magic is

possible only in a country like India and its full advantage is visible in

respect of meat export policy !

 

 

 

7) Article 48 of the Constitution of India reads:

 

The State shall endeavour to organize agricultural and animal husbandry on

modern and scientific lines and shall, in particular, take steps for preserving

and improving the breeds and prohibiting the slaughter of cows and calves and

other milch and draught cattle.

 

This Article speaks of prohibiting the slaughter in clear cut terms, whereas

the meat export policy involves slaughter of lakhs of young and healthy

animals. We speak of rampant lawlessness in the country. However, where is a

role model ? Even our Government shies away from being a role model !

 

 

 

8) The Constitution imposes fundamental duties to show

compassion towards all living creatures. Duties ? - who cares ? !

 

 

 

This meat export policy of the Government needs to be immediately abandoned in

national interest. Write to the Central Government (Ministry of Agriculture,

Ministry of Food Processing Industry, Ministry of Commerce) today itself,

organize pressure groups, build strong public opinion, declare your intentions

to vote out this government if it does not abandon meat export policy and stops

meat export from the country. Please convey your response to us and if you

write to the Government mark a copy of your communication to us on

info (AT) viniyogparivar (DOT) org or viniyog (AT) viniyogparivar (DOT) org or vinyog (AT) vsnl (DOT) com

 

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