Supreme Court: The Court asked all the States to issue affidavits on the the rising incidents of cow vigilantism across the country, after the Union of India said that cow vigilantism is a State subject.
The Union of India also told the Court that it did not support violent acts of the Cow Vigilantes or Gau Rakshaks and that the States should take strong action against people doing such acts. Cow vigilantism had resulted into violence and deaths and recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condemned the acts of Gau Rakshaks.
Source: ANI
