At a time the issue of cow slaughter is generating much heat, the RSS has reiterated its position against cow slaughter, claiming that the issue isn’t just religious but also related to “scientific” aspects.

“Cow-based farming has been the backbone of our agriculture for centuries. That is why cow slaughter was banned even by some Muslim rulers, including Akbar. The manifesto of the first struggle for Independence fought under the leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar in 1857 also included a ban on cow slaughter,” RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Manmohan Vaidya told The Hindu.

He sought to make a case for stopping cow slaughter on “environmental” and “medicinal” grounds, apart from the religious one. “The question isn’t religious only. Research shows cow-based agriculture is environmentally better while chemical fertilizers harm the soil. Dung and urine of cows of Indian breed also have medicinal value, just as tulsi plant,” he said...............Read more

Source: The Hindu