Karnataka is set to be delayed until the next governmental session

The passing of a stringent law to ban the slaughter of cattle after the BJP government on Thursday deferred the tabling of the Bill in the Legislative Council in Karnataka.

The BJP does not have a majority in the Council, which was soon adjourned sine die.

The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation

Cattle Bill, 2020, was passed in the Assembly on Wednesday amid protests by the Opposition Congress and JD(S) over the sudden introduction of the Bill. It was listed on the Legislative Council’s agenda on Thursday but was deferred from introduction at the final moment before the winter session was adjourned.

The Bill envisages a ban on all forms of cattle slaughter and stringent punishment for offenders.

The BS Yediyurappa government’s strategy to get the bill enacted as a law in Karnataka will now depend on efforts to dislodge the Chairman of the Legislative Council, who is a Congress member, and gain control of the Upper House of the legislature. The BJP will also have to try and win the support of JD(S) to get the Bill passed in the Council at a later date.

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