Hours after PM's speech on lynching, J'khand mob kills man on suspicion of carrying beef

Agitated mob dragged the man out of the vehicle and thrashed him to death.

Centre's cattle sale ban not for us as state has no animal markets: Goa CM

The Goa govt has also decided to write to the Centre raising objections to ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets.

In a separate case, the accused are on a run after police raided a house in Banat town of Shamli and seized buffalo meat on Friday.

The Meghalaya Assembly, meanwhile, in a resolution said: “The order will hamper the rights of people and laws are already in place for cattle.”

CM Mukul Sangma said it was a 'major embargo crippling the economy of a predominantly tribal society.'

Harsh Vardhan added that the notification was not a “prestige issue” for the government, and it would review all the suggestions submitted to it.

Environment minister Harsh Vardhan said intention behind the notification was not to harm any particular group or influence food habits.

The union minister further said that there have been conspiracies to spread wrong word about the rule among certain sections.

There have been protests in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states like Kerala and Karnataka against the Centre's order.

Earlier, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan urged the CMs of other states to raise their voices against restrictions imposed on cattle trade.