He said his yatra was scheduled to start from Saujana in Lalitpur and was to pass through all seven districts of Bundelkhand before culminating at the banks of river Mandakini in Chitrakoot, where a ‘tarpan’ ritual was to be done to highlight how BJP only talks about cow but does nothing to protect them.
“The BJP claims to do a lot for the cows…They keep making announcements for the protection and welfare of cows but in reality, they have done nothing except spending hundreds of crores in various schemes launched in the name of cows,” said Lallu, adding that thousands of cows have died in the past few months due to lack of food and care for them.
Congress workers staged a sit-in and took out marches in various places to highlight the plight of the cows after it came to the fore that 10 cows died last week. The UP Police booked eight officials after the Congress raised the issue.
“A nodal officer has been appointed in each district of UP after we raised the matter,” Lallu said.
Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also wrote to UP CM Yogi Adityanath last week, asking him to follow “Gau Dhan Yojina” launched by Chhattisgarh government.
