Harmony News: Muslims in Mathura Pledge to Disallow Cow Slaughter

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Muslims in Mathura Pledge to Disallow Cow Slaughter
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COURTESY: PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, JUN 10, 2013
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In a rare gesture, Muslim community in Mathura has taken a pledge that
they would not allow cow slaughter in the district.

"The Muslims of Mathura are not in favour of cow slaughter. It is the
handiwork of outsiders who kidnap cows from here at night and then
slaughter them," said Abdul Zabbar, convener of the anti-cow slaughter
convention held at Islamia Inter College here last evening.

"Cow slaughtering was started by Britishers in order divide both the
communities. The country got independence owing to Hindu-Muslim
unity," Sant Ramesh Baba, who was the first to start crusade against
mining in hillocks of Barsana about two decades ago, said.

In order to protect the culture of Brij, unity in both the communities
is a must, Sant Jai Kishan Das, National President of Yamuna Rakshak
Dal said during the convention, which also addressed issues relating
to pollution of river Yamuna.

"I am sure that none of the Muslim in Mathura is involved in cow
slaughtering since 99 per cent of the Muslims here do not consume
beef," claimed SP leader and social worker Ashok Agrawal.

Several Muslim leaders present during the convention jointly pledged
that they would not allow cow slaughtering in the district and would
start a crusade against it.

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