Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Delhi demanded to constitute board to protect and promote Cows in the national capital. VHP said that as per a directive of the High court of Delhi,Govt of Delhi should have constituted a board under section 18 of the Delhi Agriculture Cattle Preservation Act,1994 by 31st of last month but the same has not yet been done. A large Shobha Yatra (religious procession) was held in East Vinod Nagar area of east Delhi to mark the Gopastami where thousands of Gau bhakts (Cow devotees) taken part & worshiped cow at more then 15 places en-route. Media co-ordinator Vinod Bansal and other speakers demanded that Delhi Government should constitute Board to supervise the implementation of various provisions of Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act 1994,by October 31,2010. "It is important to note that on September 15,on a writ petition (civil) filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,in the form of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL),a division bench of Delhi High Court,comprising of Chief Justice Deepak Mishra and Justice Manmohan directed the Government of Delhi to reconstitute the Board for supervision of the implementation of various provisions of Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act 1994,by October 31,2010," Vinod Bansal said. "However,the Government had said in the court that under the said Act,cow slaughter is banned and beef cannot be sold,processed and preserved in the Union Territory of Delhi but it is mum on its implementation," Bansal added.
