Pimpri: The fight to remove the ban on bullock cart race in Maharashtra for the last several years has finally been successful. The Supreme Court has given conditional approval to the bullock cart race. This victory was for Baliraja and Sarja-Raja of Maharashtra, that is, the bulls who gave life to the farmer. The final hearing was held in the Supreme Court on Thursday regarding the ban on bullock cart races. The hearing took place before Justice Khanwilkar.
In this hearing, senior advisor to the state government, advocate Mukul Rohatgi, made a strong argument for the government to lift the ban on running. In support of the race ban, Ed. Antoorkar argued. This information was given by Radhakrishna Taklikar of All India Bullock Cart Owners Association. According to the government’s circular dated July 15, 2011, oxen are classified as wild animals. As a result, bullock cart races came to a complete halt in the state. The struggle was started by bullock cart lovers to revive this favorite bullock cart race of the farmers of rural areas of Maharashtra and to free the bulls from the categorization of wild animals.
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Law made in 2017
Bullfighting has been relaxed in many states including Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Why bullock cart race is banned only in Maharashtra state? This question continued to be raised by bullock cart loving farmers and villagers. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government has enacted a law on conditional start of bullock cart races in April 2017 at the initiative of the then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. However, this law was challenged in court by some bullock cart race opponents. The petition was filed in the Supreme Court after the Mumbai High Court banned the bullock cart race. Final hearing was held on this petition.
SC gave the decision
According to information received from Pimpri-Chinchwad BJP city president and MLA Mahesh Landge, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of bullock cart lovers and allowed bullock cart races with conditional permission. Ed. Mukul Rohatgi while arguing in favor of bullock cart race, the court drew attention to bullock cart races in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. He also argued that the bull should be kept out of the list of protected animals, that the race should be allowed to run if the bull’s ability to run is ultimately proved, and that the race should be reintroduced with terms and conditions. should be started with. The court understood the stand of bullock cart lovers and farmers and gave the verdict in a positive manner. After this decision, BJP’s Pimpri-Chinchwad President and MLA Mahesh Landge said that it is a big victory for Baliraja in every respect. He also thanked all those who contributed in the bullock cart race forgetting the partiality.