Stringent punishment for cow slaughter, eating beef: Manohar Lal Khattar

With cow protection law coming into force in Haryana, stringent punishment will be given to those indulging in cow slaughter or selling or eating beef, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said.

With the issuance of notification of the Bill on November 19 after the Presidential assent, cow slaughter in Haryana will now attract a rigorous imprisonment ranging from three years to 10 years.

“The Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill has come into force,” Khattar said addressing a public meeting yesterday after inaugural function of new building of Baijnath Chaudhry Government Women College, constructed at a cost of Rs 15 crore by Nangal Chaudhary Baijnath Charitable Trust in Mahendargarh district.