NEW DELHI: An Indian court Tuesday temporarily suspended a ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on the sale of cattle for slaughter, dealing the first legal blow to the controversial measure. Some states where cow slaughter is legal vowed to fight the decree. The slaughter of cows, as well as the possession or consumption of beef, is banned in most but not all Indian states. Kerala, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Puducherry – four jurisdictions that allowed cow slaughter – have said they will resist the ban. Modi’s ascent to power in 2014 has spurred demands for a nationwide ban on cow slaughter by radical Hindu groups, who often resort to violence over the sacred animal.

Source: New Strait Times May 30, 2017 14:15 UTC