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Animal Welfare Board of India withdraws attraction to have fun February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’

Simply two days after issuing an attraction to have fun February 14 as ‘Cow Hug day’ the Animal Welfare Board of India has withdrawn the attraction. On Friday, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) underneath the Division of Animal Husbandry and Dairying of the Ministry of Fisheries issued a notification pronouncing that the attraction has been withdrawn.

The notification uploaded at the web page of the Animal Welfare Board of India mentioned, “as directed through the Competent Authority and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying the attraction issued through the Animal Welfare Board of India for the birthday party of Cow Hug Day on 14th February, 2023 stands withdrawn.” The notification has been signed through Secretary Sujit Kumar Dutta.

It’s notable that on eighth February, AWBI issued an attraction to all cow enthusiasts to have fun Valentine’s Day additionally as cow hugging day, pronouncing that hugging cows would convey emotional richness and would building up person and collective happiness.

The board, which criticized the glitz of western civilization, mentioned that Vedic traditions are just about long past on account of the improvement of western tradition through the years. The Animal Welfare Board of India mentioned that cows are referred to as “Kamdhenu” and “Gaumata” on account of its nourishing nature like mom, the giver of all offering riches to humanity.

It mentioned, “In view of the immense good thing about the cow, hugging with cow will convey emotional richness therefore will building up our person and collective happiness. Due to this fact, all of the cow enthusiasts might also have fun the February 14 as Cow Hug day retaining in thoughts the significance of mom cow and make existence satisfied and stuffed with sure power.”

The attraction additionally garnered the toughen of Union minister Giriraj Singh, who advocated for everybody to have a good angle towards cows. Giriraj Singh, the minister for rural construction within the Narendra Modi-led govt, spoke back, “This is a commendable initiative,” when puzzled in regards to the directive that used to be launched at the steerage of the dept of animal husbandry and dairying.

Then again, now the federal government determined to withdraw the attraction to have fun ‘Cow Hug Day’ on February 14. Previous it used to be reported how Islamists and liberals had insulted the theory through sharing memes and vile feedback on social media. Some mentioned that cow used to be going to kiss bhakts on Valentine’s Day whilst others shared photographs of red meat to criticize the federal government’s effort.