Days after his intervention led to the Madhya Pradesh government shelving a proposed slaughterhouse near a temple on the outskirts of Bhopal, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Kamal Nath requesting him to modernize and expand the existing slaughterhouse. In his letter to Kamal Nath, the Congress leader argued that the existing location did no damage to environment and that many people want the slaughterhouse to remain in the same place. AdvertisingThe proposed closure of the existing slaughterhouse had been opposed by meat sellers who argued their livelihood was at stake because shifting the slaughterhouse several kilometers away, will drive them out of business. The Congress veteran also advised the government to open a modern gaushala at Aadampur Chhavni to house cows since there are many religious places near Kankali temple. “If you could do so immediately you will be counted among true gaubhakt,” he said.

Source: Indian Express October 12, 2019 12:33 UTC