Pune: Last week, Pune rural police moved to stop the illegal bull train race, involving a crowd of more than 200 people, in a village in Shirur Taluka and registered a case against the committee.
The race, however, is not the only example of its kind in the past.
The decision of the 2014 Supreme Court which banned Bullock train races and Covid-19 restrictions since March last year did not prevent people in Ambegaon, Shirur, Junnar and Khed Talukas villages in Pune.
They held a clandestine meeting and arranged the Bullock train race.
Pune rustic supervisor from Police Abhinav Deshmukh said 22 organizers had so far been held this year.
“Similar arrests were made for the previous two years and, in some cases, notifications were issued for organizers,” he said.
Deshmukh said, “Previously, people from all villages would gather for the Bullock train race which featured many participants and several races, in addition to the audience from the villages around the host.
Now, the Bullock train race was held secretly with almost 200 Up to 250 people and five to six participants.
The villagers did not even call people from neighboring villages.
Our police team depends on local intelligence and thwart these races.
All 15 cases this year are listed on the spot.
“Manilal Valliyate, An Indian Veterinarian and CEO of the Indian branch for ethical animal treatment (map), said, “We have received many complaints about the illegal bullock train races scheduled to take place in various parts of the country and we are managed to work with district police to stop many cruel glasses from to Home.
“The Supreme Court at his 2014 assessment has explained that the illegal bullock train race And there is no place in a civilized society to beat the bull with a stick, manage electric shocks with living wire, chewing tails, and breaking the tailbone to force them to run, he said.
‘Bullocks already have a difficult life without additional torture forced for a race, “he added.
Valliyate said the Map of India in September 2017 filed a petition at the Supreme Court to seek his direction to attack the laws of the state that aims to legalize the Bullock train race and the request will be heard by a constitutional bench .
Farmers and Political Leaders, such as Amol Kolhe, MP Nationalist Congress Party from Shirur Lok Sabha’s seat, consistently speaks supporting the Bullock train race.
“I supported the Bullock train race, but I opposed the treatment of bad care.
I have repeatedly asked for animal rights activists and other officials to visit farmers and live with them to observe how the bull was loved by farmers, “said Kolhe Toi on Sunday.
He said he respected the feelings of activists of animal rights but as important as to develop the economic model Bullock Cart racing that helps farmers for prosperous.
“Khilar is a beautiful type but because the races are prohibited, the population of men from livestock has experienced a sharp decline, which has been reported in the livestock census.
I was waiting for the results of my discussion about this problem with different authorities.
We hope the prohibition will be removed soon.
Until then, I have appealed the farmers not to do such races, “he added