Hyderabad: BJP MLA rescues truckload of cows from the clutches of smugglers

On the morning of December 22, BJP MLA Raja Singh and his team rescued cows being transported in a specially-designed container truck near Shamshabad, a place on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana. The cows were later shifted to a goshala and the truck was handed over to the police.

The MLA also alleged that the police are hand-in-glove with cattle smugglers. Instead of putting a stop to illegal transportation and cow slaughter, the police were endorsing the smuggling and slaughter of cows by harassing karyakartas, he said. Furthermore, Raja Singh alleged that a sub-inspector from Kothur police station in Cyberabad was supplying vehicles to cow-smuggling gangs for easy transportation.

“Why are police working with these people and collecting money from them? If the salary is not sufficient, we will beg and give them the money. But I request them not to commit a sin by supporting cow slaughter,” Raja Singh said.

Raja Singh is the MLA from Goshamahal Constituency in Telangana. He is known for his pro-Hindu stances, especially on the issue of cow protection. In a recent dharna at Indira Park, Raja Singh demanded that the cow be made the national animal and stressed on the need for all Hindus to protect the animal.