People marching with buffaloes during the protest against ban on kambala in Moodbidri on Saturday. more-inFollowing Tamil Nadu’s model on jallikattu, the Karnataka government has decided to bring an amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, for conducting kambala and bull-cart race, traditional sports of the State. A meeting of the State Cabinet, presided by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, approved amendments to the Act, and the Bill would be placed before both Houses of the State legislature. Jayachandra said the government has decided against promulgating an ordinance since the legislature would meet from February 6 for five days. There is growing support for it, following the ordinance promulgated by the Tamil Nadu government to bypass the Supreme Court stay on jallikattu.

Source: The Hindu January 28, 2017 17:37 UTC