No truck ferrying paralysed cow due to fear, Meerut woman seeks help from PM Modi, Amit Shah

“So far, no one has given me any assurance. We are helpless,” said Thakur, adding that due to the situation, she is not being able to return to Bengaluru. Thakur said that her cow, Moni, fell ill on October 28. Initially, a private veterinary doctor treated Moni and her condition improved. But two days later, she suddenly fell.

“She was then treated by doctors of the government veterinary hospital at home. After a few days, when there was no significant improvement in her health, the doctors advised us to take Moni to the Bareilly IVRI, as they don’t have facilities for X-ray and any specialised unit,” she added.

“When we started contacting local truck drivers and transporters, they all refused to transport the cow. They said that there is a threat of attack by cow vigilantes on the highways… they beat up drivers and cleaners of vehicles, who ferry cows. Though the cow is ill, the vigilantes may suspect that the animal is being taken for slaughter,” Thakur said.

Following this, she called up the animal husbandry department and Meerut Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) Dr Arvind Singh. Both expressed helplessness in making arrangements for ferrying the cow. On Thursday, Thakur met District Magistrate Sameer Verma, but to no avail.

Thakur, retweeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet that said ‘Indians remain very satisfied with the working of Democracy & Government” alongwith the findings of a Pew Research study’, wrote: “Sir we need help,moni needs help aapko kal raat se 200+tweet kiye maine email send kite 15 din se yogi ji nahi sun rahe….kya moni cow hote hue b gaaumaata nahi hae.”

In another tweet to the PM, Thakur wrote: “Sir mujhko aapse koi financially help nahi chahiye, bas ek gaadi chahiye aur resque team jisse hum moni ko barelly IVRI le ja sake,majboor hae private koi truck wala moni ko cow hone ki wajah se lejaane ke liye ready nahi hae..abb bas aapse umeed hae moni ko…”

“Plzzz sir aap aakhri umeed hae… wo bahoot pain mae hae… humse uski ye halat nahi deakhi ja rahi hae….mae hindu hu aur. Mere liye wo maa ki terha hae kisike liye bhi apni maa ko tasapte deakhna bahoot painfull hota hae,” she told the PM. To Shah, Thakur wrote: “Moni ko help chahiye sir, aapse request hae plz meri madad kare…UP mae yogi ji ne help nahi ki aap se umeed hae.”

To BJP’s official twitter account, she wrote: “Jub aap chaho chunav mae jeetne ke liye gaaye ko mudda bana lo aur agar asal mae jarurat ho to aaplogo ke pass time nahi hae.” Further, she wrote to the PM, CM, Jaitley, Singh and Swaraj: “Sir tweet kiye maine, email kiye, phone kiye aur kya karu jisse aap log meri baat sun le koi to tarika hona…we need help sir….moni needs help….”

When contacted, the CVO said, “After we were informed about the animal’s health, a team of doctors was sent to Jyoti Thakur’s house on November 5. The animal’s rear part is paralysed and doctors are treating her. We cannot help the owner arrange a vehicle because we don’t have any such facility of providing a vehicle or an ambulance.”

When contacted, Meerut district transport association president Gaurav Sharma said: “Drivers of trucks are refusing to transport cows because there is the threat of attack by cow vigilantes. These anti-social elements thrash the driver and cleaner even affer they show proper documents, and also damage the vehicle. Due to this, people have started avoiding transporting animal.” “It is true that truck owners avoid providing vehicles to transport cows. The government has not made any kind of arrangement to ensure that vehicles that carry cows and its progeny feel safe,” said Arun Awasthi, UP Truck Operators and Transport Association president. Despite repeated attempts, the district magistrate was not available for comments.