No modern nation state should tolerate vigilante violence of this sort. There have been several reports from other parts of India about cow-protection vigilante groups that have assumed they have the right to use violence against other citizens. All political parties need to come together to condemn vigilante groups. Only the nation state has the right to use violence. Their members need to be hauled up by the police whenever violence is used.

Source: Mint July 22, 2016 19:18 UTC