BHOPAL: Criticised for invoking NSA on three persons accused of cow slaughter, the Congress government in the state on Thursday warned of stringent action against cow vigilantes as well.“We will not spare anybody involved in mob lynching or instigating violence in the name of cow protection,” CM Kamal Nath said after a high-level meeting on Gaushala Bill on Wednesday.The CM’s statement came in the wake of a series of incidents in where cow vigilantes have waylaid trucks transporting cattle and attacked drivers and support staff.On Thursday, Congress MLA from Bhopal South-West Arif Masood said that according to the family members of those charged under NSA, none of them was involved in cow slaughter. “If the government is taking action on cow slaughter, it must act against cow vigilantes as well,” Masood told reporters. The Congress minority cell also lodged a protest in New Delhi on Thursday in the presence of Rahul Gandhi On the same day, senior Congress leader and former CM Digvijaya Singh also said invoking NSA for cow slaughter was unnecessary.While there are differences within Congress, BJP has welcomed the decision to invoke NSA for cow slaughter. “This will check disturbance and control law and order. Those who are opposing the decision are trying to save criminals,” said BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma.

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