Jallikattu bulls not hurt, says Rahul; BJP says UPA banned it
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Jallikattu bulls not hurt, says Rahul; BJP says UPA banned it
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MADURAI/NEW DELHI: Congress member Rahul Gandhi on Thursday watched the bull taming sport jallikattu in Madurai, noting that the animals were not getting injured as was being made out, and said his visit was a message to the Centre that wants to “suppress” Tamil culture. BJP ridiculed Gandhi for his ‘hypocrisy’ of witnessing jallikattu and praising the sport, reminding that the Congress-led UPA had banned it in 2011. Sharpening his attack against PM Modi and the Centre over the farm laws, he accused the government of “conspiring to destroy” peasants to benefit a few businessmen. Rebutting Gandhi’s allegations, former Union minister and BJP member K J Alphons said MSP has gone up by close to about 45% in six years of the Modi gover nment.
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The Times of India
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2021-01-15
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India