*NEW DELHI – Hindu extremism has once again rose over the issue of cow.*
*A farmer and his family were expelled from their village for accidentallykilling a cow in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh in India, HindustanTimeslinkreportedWednesday*.
The decision to expel the Pappu Prajpati’s family was taken by thevillage’s panchayat.
The farmer said that he was parking his tractor-trolley “when it hit a cowthat was sitting on the ground behind”. The cow died on the spot.
The panchayat in its decision said that the family would be allowed toenter village after all the members take a dip in Ganga to wash their sinsand donate a cow.
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One of the members of the panchayat, Om Prakash Gautam told the newspaper:“Since Prajapati has been proved guilty of a gai-hatya, he and his familyhave to get rid of sin through penance.”
Cow slaughter and consumption of beef are banned in many Indian statesofficially. Many Muslims have been killed in the country by violent mobsfor slaughtering cows and consuming beef.
