BJP MLA from Alwar, Rajasthan: Gyan Dev Ahuja.

NEW DELHI: On a day that he praised alleged cow vigilantes for a lynching in Rajasthan's Alwar, BJP lawmaker Gyan Dev Ahuja also said that " cow slaughter is a bigger crime than terrorism" because the sentiments of "crores of Hindus are hurt" when it happens, reported news agency ANI.

"Cow slaughtering is a bigger crime than terrorism. Terrorists kill two or three people, but when a cow is killed, sentiments of crores of Hindus are hurt. If cows are killed, people will be angry and cow smugglers will face consequences," said the MLA from Alwar two days ago, where Rakbar Khan was lynched on July 21st allegedly by a frenzied mob.

On a visit to Lalawandi village, where the lynching occurred, who was taking two cows with him. Ahuja also praised the alleged cow vigilantes, who had by then been arrested - he called them "patriots" - and blamed top police officials of Alwar district for the incident. He alleged that police were hand-in-glove with cow smugglers and that Khan actually was killed due to beating by the police.

Alleged cow vigilantes allegedly stopped Khan, who was taking two cows with him as he made his way through his village in Alwar. A post-mortem report of Khan indicated that his injuries were inflicted 12 hours prior to post-mortem, hinting at a clear involvement of the alleged cow vigilantes in his murder.

The Alwar MLA then said Khan's alleged murderers are not killers, they are descendants of Chhatrapati Shivaji and Guru Gobind Singh. He said, "blessed are those mothers who gave birth to such sons".

Ahuja demanded action against the superintendent of police Rahul Prakash, who has already been transferred before the incident happened, additional superintendent of police Shyam Singh and circle inspector Anil Beniwal.

