THERE IS considerable unease in the Congress leadership over the party’s government in Madhya Pradesh invoking the stringent National Security Act against three persons arrested on charges of cow slaughter. Former MP CM Digvijaya Singh said he didn’t think NSA should apply to cases of cow slaughter. “In Madhya Pradesh, our government has invoked NSA against three persons. ***NSA against two moreThe Madhya Pradesh Police on Thursday invoked the National Security Act against two persons who were booked last week for illegal transport of cows in Agar Malwa district. Mahboob Khan, a resident of Ujjain district, and Rodmal Malviya, a resident of Agar Malwa, were released on bail after their arrest under the state’s prohibition of cow slaughter legislation on January 29.

Source: Indian Express February 07, 2019 20:23 UTC