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Why Nehru Fought The Cow Slaughter Ban
How Jawaharlal Nehru fought a losing battle within his own party over the question of cow slaughter. By Abhinav Chandrachud.
03 Apr 2019, 08:18 PM IST
Broadly speaking, there was no blanket prohibition on cow slaughter in British India, except during World War-II when wartime shortages necessitated a ban on killing useful cattle. During much of the colonial period, Muslims were told by the law that they could slaughter cows provided that they did so in a walled enclosure, away from the gaze of Hindus, and discreetly, without much fanfare. Jawaharlal Nehru intended to keep things th...
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