Lashing out at PM, VHP chief Pravin Togadia said that instead of applauding the ‘simple Gau Rakshaks’ for their efforts, Modi termed 80 per cent of them “anti-social”. (Source: PTI)

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his cow vigilante remarks, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday said that Modi’s move to ask state governments to create dossiers of cow vigilantes amounts to ‘racial profiling’. The VHP also demanded for creation of a ‘gau mantralya’ (ministry of cows) and enacting a law to protect cows. Lashing out at PM, VHP chief Pravin Togadia said that instead of applauding the ‘simple Gau Rakshaks’ for their efforts, Modi termed 80 per cent of them “anti-social”. The right wing leader said that Modi not only insulted gau mata (mother cow) but Hindus also, as well as all those who gave their lives to protect cows.

“The head of the nation asking all states to create dossiers on gau rakshaks means racial profiling of a particular community — the Hindus, in this case, because Hindus give their lives to protect cows. Special dossiers are made on terrorists, serial rapists. Here, the dossiers are being made on Hindu rakshaks (protectors), but not on cow killers,” Togadia said.

Expressing “utmost dissatisfaction and agony”, he said that the right wing organisation will provide all help to the “law-abiding gau rakshaks” and take care of their families if they are “targeted by state governments”. Backing his remarks, VHP general secretary Surendra Jain said that most states have laws against cow slaughter, vigilantes would not have hit the streets had they been implemented.