Make cattle trade legal - U K Bansal


Controversial suggestion of making cattle trade legal by U K Bansal, outgoing BSF chief may raise eye brows but India and Bangladesh must give a deeper and serious thought. Many a time pragmatic approach rather than theory on paper proved its success. Soft stand taken by India has made Bangladeshi cattle smugglers more ferocious and violent whereas the BSF is at the receiving end in several occasions. It is sure groups advocating cow protection will be on warpath and raise hue and cry. But rising cross border tension and a Rs.2000 core industry in Bangladesh have to be kept in mind. Mere policing will not bring the ultimate remedy.

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By-Sandip Mukherjee