"If public are not allowed to stop cruelty and theft, then there should be police at each step," he contended. If the person stops the cruelty, should it be construed that the person has fulfilled the fundamental duty or seen as that person having taking law in to own hands, Sharan said demanding that the PM clarify. "Thousands of cows are slaughtered every day. Incidentally, the organisations had demanded that PM frame a strict anti-cow slaughter law as reported in these columns.Sharan Pumpwell, Karnataka south convener of Bajrang Dal, in a letter to PM and released to the media on Thursday said though there is an anti-cow slaughter act in Karnataka, its implementation is poor. Given the shortage of police in Karnataka, the Union government should send in the Army for this task.Referring to Article 51A (G) of the Constitution, which states it is fundamental duty of every citizen to have compassion towards living creature, Sharan said if a citizen sees another person doing cruelty to animals what is the fundamental duty of the citizen?

Source: Times of India August 11, 2016 16:18 UTC