| Some people will consume cow’s milk, then abandon the animal on roads; when it damages crops, they will blame me: CM Yogi | | |  Early Times Report
Lucknow, June 18: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “Some people consume cow’s milk and then leave the animals abandoned on the roads. Later, when these cows damage crops, they blame him for it. It is the government’s resolve and cultural ethos that Gau Mata will not be allowed to be slaughtered and that no compromise with the security of the nation will be tolerated.”
Referring to the history of the Sikh Gurus, he added that whenever an invader or butcher committed cow slaughter, Sikh warriors would eliminate him on the spot. He noted that this belonged to a period when the country was under foreign rule and people were living under the shadow of foreign invaders.
Addressing the ‘Prakritik Kheti Karyashala-2026’ organized in Kanpur, the Chief Minister said that there would hardly be any follower of Sanatan Dharma in India who does not worship Gau Mata or consider her a part of his life and family. Farming based on Gau Mata not only strengthens agriculture but also ensures the protection of Gau Mata. At the same time, it enables all of us to become beneficiaries of spiritual merit.
The Chief Minister informed, “2,000 years ago, India’s share in the global economy was 44 percent. Despite the plunder carried out during the Mughal period, India’s share in the global economy remained as high as 24 percent. As long as India continued to trust the strength of its farmers, traders, youth and half of its population, the country continued to attain new heights of prosperity. However, when India began imitating foreigners, the same nation gradually became impoverished and, by the time of Independence, its share in the global economy had shrunk to merely two percent. However, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the last 12 years, the country once again placed its faith in Nari Shakti, youth, traders and farmers. As a result, India today is advancing rapidly across the world.”
He said, India has today become the world’s fourth or fifth largest economy. India is no longer a BIMARU state but a nation rapidly moving towards becoming a Viksit Bharat. He said there is a need to reflect upon the reasons that compelled Annadata farmers to commit suicide despite having such fertile land. Before 2014, farmers were driven to suicide because costs were high, production was low and they were unable to receive remunerative prices for their produce. |
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