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May 12, 2019
India: Hindu Vigilantes Drive Rajasthan’s Cow Trade Into Decline
Hindu Vigilantes Push Rajasthan’s Cow Trade Into Decline
Written by Srinand Jha |Published on: May 10, 2019
New Delhi: The cow trade at a leading cattle fair in Rajasthan, India's second-largest cattle-trading state, fell 95% over six years to 2017, an indication of the decline in cow rearing--once a popular livelihood choice--during the tenure of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).