Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, April 22

Yoga guru Ramdev has stated that the Lok Sabha should enact a strict law to completely ban cow slaughter in the country.

He said he was hopeful that a Bill to this effect would be presented in the near future under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ramdev, who was here today to meet BJP MP from Alwar and Mastnath Matth Mahant Chand Nath, was interacting with media persons.

In response to a query, he remarked that all slaughterhouses being run across the country were immoral and giving licence or permission to these to operate was sinful.

On being questioned about the instances of intimidating and violent approach of ‘gau rakshaks’, he said they were not goons, but just got aggressive at times over the rowdy conduct of cattle smugglers.

He said all political parties should come together to resolve the Kashmir issue and due regard should be accorded to the Army and other security forces.

Sources maintained that Ramdev met local Congress leader and former Home Minister Subhash Batra, who had sued him for making inflammatory remarks.

The meeting of Ramdev with Nath and Batra held behind closed doors assumes significance as a local court had recently summoned the yoga guru on a plea filed by Batra.

On being questioned in this regard, Batra admitted having met Ramdev, but maintained that it was a chance meeting. “I had gone to condole the death of Nath’s mother and Ramdev was there,” he said.