Alleging that the police have unnecessarily started banning the bullock-cart races by misinterpreting the high court order,MP from Shirur Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil has decided to approach the Supreme Court. According to Adhlarao the ban was on bullfights and not bullock cart races.

In 2006,the Animal Welfare Board and the Maharashtra government had cracked down on these races and prevented them from being held on the grounds of cruelty to animals. For a year,the ban had remained on till the government finally issued a fresh resolution allowing these races once again. However,the press release sent by Adhalrao Patil on Tuesday says that taking a distorted meaning of the order,the police authorities have once again initiated a crackdown action against such races.

The high court order is actually against the cruelty against bulls. There are no oppressive acts involved in the bullock cart races. In the races,the bulls are not whipped,but in fact taken care of by the caretakers and farmers. The farmers actually do not employ the racing bulls for farming. In order to discuss the issue,Adhalrao Patil has also convened a meeting in Chakan on Thursday.

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