Ban on sacrifice of cow and camel on Bakrid, government issued order

Srinagar. This time in Jammu and Kashmir, people will not be able to sacrifice cows and camels on the occasion of Bakrid (Eid-ul-Adha 2021). The state government has issued an order banning the sacrifice of cows, calves and camels. The festival of Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated on 21 July across the country including Delhi. It is an important ritual for Muslims to sacrifice sheep, cows and camels on this special occasion.

An order has been sent to all the departments regarding this ban on behalf of the Planning Director, Animal and Fisheries Department of Jammu and Kashmir. The Commissioner and IGP of Jammu and Kashmir have also been informed to implement this order.

what is said in the order

The Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has written in this order, citing an official letter from the Government of India, "In this regard, there is a possibility of large number of animal sacrifices in Jammu and Kashmir." The Animal Welfare Board of India has requested to implement all the precautionary measures for strict enforcement of laws in view of animal welfare.

will get punished

Let us tell you that in Jammu and Kashmir, mostly sheep are sacrificed on Eid-ul-Azha. However, cows are also slaughtered at some places. Cow slaughter was banned in Jammu and Kashmir during the Dogra rule. Violation of the rule will result in severe punishment.

Why is Bakrid celebrated?

Eid-al-Adha is also known as the 'Festival of Sacrifice'. In Islam, this festival is celebrated to show respect to Ibrahim. Following Allah's orders, Ibrahim agreed to sacrifice his son Ismail. However, before this happened, Allah had sent a lamb to be sacrificed. For this reason this festival is known as Bakrid.