(UNI) The opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh have slammed the Yogi Adityanath government’s proposal to levy a 2 per cent ‘cow welfare cess’.
The opposition alleged that the BJP government is indulging in “extortion” and imposing additional burden on the common people.
As per the proposal endorsed by the state cabinet on Tuesday, the funds generated by the cess will be used for the construction of cow shelters in all districts at village panchayats, municipalities, municipal corporations and other local bodies. A budget of Rs 100 crore has been sanctioned to the local bodies to construct the shelters under MNREGA.
Under the proposed policy, in every district, both urban and rural areas, a cowshed of minimum 1,000 cattle’s will be built and for this the excise department will levy a cess of 2%. This will be called ‘cow welfare cess’.