On a serious note, this ban is much more ridiculous than Gujarat's alcohol ban. Not only that alcohol is consumed by Gujjus as any other other states, more price, cheaper quality, money in pockets of bootleggers, cops and politicians... those who get addicted turn to desi daroo, cheap and quick to kill u. Failure all around.
I will leave rligions, majority/minority, the others doing it so can we kinda emotional issues aside and approach it practically.
Hunger, starvation, food prices so high we only eat rice water, a garlic and roti made of bugs full of aata... how many of us have been there???
India has 1,2 Billion mouths to feed. The supply/demand ratio is already low that ppl dying by hunger is not even worth a news. And then u gonna cut the one section of food supply? Not only 1000s of ppl will be out of jobs but the other meat prices will go up and in chain reaction, the food prices in general will go up. Ask a starving man, what religion he belongs to... he will say 'kuch khane ko de do"
Some stats... from memory. Today, we the human race have food worth lasting 57 days... so imagine if any and every source of food cease to exist, we r dommed in 2 months time.
Another, if whole world become vegi and stop eating eating non-veg, half of the world's population will die 5 years, the other half may survive for 20 more years as they have less mouths to feed and agriculture advances..
So, lets be practical sometimes, I dont eat beef, my choice. I eat chicken the most and sometimes fish and lamb. All the females in my family r pure vegetarians, I respect them, they respect us.. I only eat non-veg outside or get the take away home. No cooking at home.
As a born Hindu Brahmin i shudnt be eating non-veg or drink alcohol or whatever the list is.. I dont do it. I dont feel guilty.. and I am still Hindu. That's the beauty abt our religion.
So, I hope common sense prevails, If They r really think cow is mata and holy then adopt one cow from the streets roaming around in serach of food and u can count her rib cage bones.. Just one cow. Wud U?