TN CM Panneerselvam ensures conduct of Jallikattu in two days

In addition, he urged to the protesters to call back their agitation as the state's traditional sport will be back in two days.

By: News Desk |
January 20, 2017 12:30 pm

Amid the protest across the entire Tamil Nadu state, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said, on January 20, that an ordinance will be forwarded in two days to enable the conduct of the bull-taming sports Jallikattu. In addition, he urged to the protesters to call back their agitation as the state’s traditional sport will be back in two days.

He said,”The Tamil Nadu government has sent a draft of amendment to MHA this morning. I believe the draft would be approved in one-two days which will pave the way for Jallikattu.”

On January 19, Panneerselvam met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had also consulted legal experts on making amendments to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 at the state level to enable the conduct of Jallikattu.

Despite of Chief Minister’s promise, the protesters did gave up their protest as they want a perfect solution and that is re-conduct of the sports in the state.

Meanwhile, DMK announced a statewide ‘rail roko’ agitation where they will create a massive blockage around the states railway stations.

A huge crowd of people led by the DMK working president MK Stalin is staging their protest at the Mambalam railway station and MP Kanimozhi will lead the protest in Chennai’s Egmore Railway station to support Jallikattu. The police detained Stalin but later released him.

Around 50,000 youth gathered at the Marina beach for protest and also across the state.

On January 19, officials from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said that they may take legal action if the Centre brings an ordinance to enable the conduct of Jallikattu.

As of now, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed not to pronounce its verdict on Jallikattu for one week.

The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar agreed to put the pronouncement on hold on a plea by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi who told the court that “cultural passions” were running high in the state.

The apex court had in 2016 reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions by animal rights activist and organisations challenging a January 7, 2016, government notification taking out ‘bulls’ from the list of animals that cannot be exhibited or used for fights or races.