50 years ago, an anti-cow slaughter mob nearly stormed Parliament House. On this day, in 1966, thousands of sadhus of different varieties and denominations and many others gathered near Parliament demanding an immediate end to cow slaughter all over the country. Finding the gates closed, the agitationists launched a free-for-all attack on government buildings on Parliament Street. Questions would keep getting asked in Parliament and the answers would be of the usual “the matter is under examination” type. Fifty years later, those who launched that attack on Parliament constitute the core of the ruling establishment.

Source: The Hindu November 08, 2016 20:03 UTC