Fw: An Alarm Call for the alert citizens of India

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Haribol ! Here are the names and addresses of concerned govt persons if

you would like to protest the meat export policy.,.see "alarm call " below.

ys Labangalatika dasi

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info <info (AT) viniyogparivar (DOT) org>

<labangalatika (AT) vsnl (DOT) net>

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:13 PM

RE: An Alarm Call for the alert citizens of India

 

 

> Respected Mrs. Malik,

>

> Hare Krishna

>

> Your protest letters regarding meat export policy may be sent to the

> following people.

>

> 1. Shri Subodh Kant Sahay

> Minister of State

> Ministry of Food Processing Industry

> Panchsheel Bhawan, August Kranti Marg,

> New Delhi - 110049.

>

> 2. Shri P. Chidambaram

> Finance Minister

> Room No. 134, North Block,

> New Delhi-110 001

>

> 3. Shri Kamalnath

> Ministry of Commerce & Industries

> 155, Udyog Bhavan,

> New Delhi-110 001.

>

> With regards,

>

> R.K. Joshi

>

>

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

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