It's Official, Himachal Assembly Passes Resolution To Call Cow India's 'Rashtra Mata'

Does India need a 'Mother of the Nation?' the Himachal Pradesh assembly definitely thinks so. So, after solving all the other problems in the state the lawmakers from Himachal Pradesh, cutting across party lines came together to pass a resolution in this regard.

And in a country where there is no shortage of great women the MLAs in Himachal Pradesh figured out that a cow is the best candidate to be the 'Mother of the Nation'.

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The resolution on this was tabled by Anirudh Singh, a Congress MLA and was supported by BJP legislators.

¡°Cow is not bound to any caste, creed or religion and makes a huge contribution to humanity,¡± Anirudh, the MLA from Kasumpti was quoted as saying by The Times of India.

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Interestingly, Himachal is not the first Indian state to pass such a resolution, neighbouring Uttarakhand had done it in September.

Presenting the resolution, which was later unanimously passed by the house, Uttarakhand Animal Husbandry Minister Rekha Arya had claimed that cow was the, "Only animal that not only inhales oxygen, but also exhales it," he also went on to explain the "medicinal qualities" of cow urine.

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Citing the example of Uttarakhand, Anirudh also demanded a law to prevent incidents of cow vigilantism and mob lynching in the state.

Taking a queue from Rajasthan, some MLAs have also demanded the setting up of a cow ministry in the state.

After passing the resolution, the assembly will forward it to the Centre for consideration.

Others like controversial Telangana BJP leader T Raja Singh Lodh who is the only representative of the party in the new state legislature have in the past demanded that cow must be declared 'mother of the nation'.

In 2015, Yogi Adityanath, the then BJP MP from Gorakhpur had launched a campaign to declaring cow as ¡®Rashtra Mata¡¯, claiming that his demand ¡°embodies the sentiment of every Indian.¡±