A 30-second clip of Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge holding a meeting with police officers is being shared on social media with the claim that he is instructing the police to jail people who try to save cows. The meeting was conducted in Kannada. Many mentioned that this was an anti-Hindu stance by Priyank Kharge as they believed that was promoting cow slaughter and that the minister’s ‘order’ amounted to an undeclared emergency in the southern state.
The BJP Karnataka’s official Twitter account shared the clip and mentioned in their caption that Article 48 of the Indian Constitution prohibits the slaughter of animals, especially in public spaces and that Priyank Kharge was abusing his power, promoting cow slaughter and pressuring the police to arrest those who opposed slaughtering. (Archive)
Article 48 of the Indian Constitution clearly prohibits the slaughter of animals, particularly in public spaces.
However, @PriyankKharge is abusing his power by not only promoting illegal cow slaughter but also pressuring police officials to arrest anyone who opposes it.
The… pic.twitter.com/7N66Q8jOBh
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) June 25, 2023
BJP Andhra Pradesh state general secretary Vishnu Vardhan Reddy (@SVishnuReddy) also shared the clip with a similar claim. (Archive)
Karnataka is already in an undeclared emergency. Just take a look at the words of Congress minister Mr @PriyankKharge, who is threatening people by saying, ‘If you try to save cows, we’ll put you in jail....
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