Have requested CM to rethink on stray cattle regulation act and scrap it: CR Patil

Gandhinagar: Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil today said that he has sought cancellation of a bill passed by the State assembly recently regarding regulation of stray cattle in urban areas.

“I have told the Chief Minister this morning while leaving for Vadodara that existing rules and laws effective in Municipal Corporations are sufficient to address the problem and

‘The new law has made Maldhari community upset. I have received a lot of Whatsapp messages. Some leaders had met me yesterday and some have met me today, and some saints are going to meet me this evening over the same issue,” he said.

The State assembly had recently passed the bill on regulation of stray cattle in urban areas by majority after hours long discussion.

The bill had provision of heavy fines and imprisonment for violators, mandatory licences for those keeping cattle which has to be produced within three months of the act coming into force, permission from local body for movement of cattle from one place to other place, prohibition for cattle in designated areas, no selling of fodder for cattle in designated areas, one year jail and fine upto Rs. 1 lakh for attack on cattle control teams and more. DeshGujarat