Is Cow Slaughter A Threat To National Security? – By Shaik Zakeer Hussain (Feb 7, 2019, The Cognate)

Following the footsteps of the BJP, the newly formed Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh has invoked the National Security (NSA) Act against three Muslim men accused of cow slaughter.

The act, which is meant to be used against individuals suspected to be a threat to national security or public order, is now being used against those accused of cow slaughter.

Is cow slaughter a threat to national security? Is this how Congress is ‘different’ from the BJP?

https://thecognate.com/is-cow-slaughter-a-threat-to-national-security/

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• NSA for cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh looks like competitive Hindutva by Congress – By Ipsita Chakravarty (Feb 7, 2019, Scroll.in)
  https://scroll.in/article/912281/the-daily-fix-nsa-for-cow-slaughter-in-madhya-pradesh-looks-like-competitive-hindutva-by-congress
• Congress betrays political heritage by invoking NSA for cow slaughter, risks compromising opposition to BJP – By Suhit K Sen (Feb 6, 2019, First Post)
  https://www.firstpost.com/politics/congress-betrays-political-heritage-by-invoking-nsa-for-cow-slaughter-risks-compromising-opposition-to-bjps-majoritarian-politics-6038891.html
• How directive principles fuel BJP and Congress politics on cow and Hindutva – By Hilal Ahmed (Feb 7, 2019, The Print)
  https://theprint.in/opinion/how-directive-principles-fuel-bjp-and-congress-politics-on-cow-and-hindutva/188938/
• Why Congress Can’t Win by Trying to be More Like BJP – By Aijaz Zaka Syed (Feb 10, 2019, Countercurrents)
  https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/10/why-congress-cant-win-by-trying-to-be-more-like-bjp/