Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar. File photograph
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 After Maharashtra Goseva Ayog’s round on the ban on holding livestock market from June 3 to June 8, 2025, forward of Bakri-Eid on June 7, members of cattle market committee have raised issues over the monetary disaster they’ll incur throughout the interval. Most cattle rearers are every day wager farmers who sit up for making good revenue across the time.  

The Maharashtra Goseva Ayog, a Authorities of Maharashtra’s fee for the welfare of indigenous cows, issued a round on Might 27, 2025, to all Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) within the State that stated that in a gathering held on Might 14, 2025, it has been determined that whereas celebrating Bakri Eid competition 2025 within the State, Maharashtra Animal Safety Act 1976 and Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Modification) Act 1995 (Modification 4 March 2015) ought to be applied. The act prohibits the slaughter of bulls and bullocks along with cows, and consists of provisions relating to transport, sale, and possession of those animals, no matter their age or well being.  

The round learn, “For this competition (Bakri Eid), numerous animals can be slaughtered/sacrificed. Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act 1995 (Modification 4 March 2015) has applied a whole ban on cow slaughter within the State. Part 5A of this Act prohibits the slaughter of cattle, the sale of cattle for slaughter, the sale of cattle for slaughter, the acquisition and sale of cattle for slaughter, the sale of cattle for slaughter, the sale of cattle for slaughter, and the sale of cattle slaughtered outdoors the State.” 

The round knowledgeable the APMCs that the fee will be sure that no cattle markets can be held within the villages of any district from June 3, 2025, to June 8, 2025, in order that there can be no violation of the Act because of the slaughter of cattle.  

Veteran politician and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi founder Prakash Ambedkar instructed The Hindu that the members of the cattle market committee have reached out to them in search of their steering to oppose the round. “We strongly oppose this round; we’re within the strategy of difficult it. The State has already banned cow slaughter however banning all the market on days when the sale is anticipated is a harsh step towards the every day wage farmers and a series of people that depend upon it. That is the primary time in Maharashtra we now have seen such a round. Who will compensate for the loss so many are going to face as a consequence of this round?” 

Mr. Ambedkar additional questioned the committee’s authority over issuing the round. “Maharashtra Goseva Aayog doesn’t have the powers to subject such a circulars or orders to the market committees, it ought to come from the Division of Animal Husbandry.” 

Lasalgaon APMC’s secretary, Narendra Wadhavne stated that such an order has by no means come up to now, however they should abide by the round and comply with the directions. “There isn’t any ban on sheep or goats however because the market is requested to be shut throughout these days, many are planning to buy prematurely. This may also interrupt the Bakri Eid rituals of individuals, which entails animal sacrifice, primarily goat or sheep.”