http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Privatisation-of-slaughter-house-opposed/articleshow/15532624.cms
PUNE: A group of citizens
and corporators across parties have opposed the decision to privatize
the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) slaughter house in Kondhwa. The
civic standing committee on Tuesday approved the privatization plan.
The proposal came up for discussion in May, but the standing committee had kept it in abeyance when it ran into opposition. Several warkaris and members of other communities had staged an agitation in June outside the civic body's headquarters opposing the privatization plan. They said it would lead to the slaughter of far too many animals.
PMC had received five proposals for the tender to privatise the slaughter house. PMC selected a Delhi-based company for the contract. The civic body had recently spent over Rs 6 crore on renovating and modernizing the abattoir.
"The decision to privatize the abattoir is not right. It will not only harm animals, but also create problems for the people in nearby areas," said Shreenath Bhimale, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of the standing committee.
Aba Bagul, a Congress leader in PMC, said that animal killing would go up, if the abattoir was given in private hands. "The private firm is paying huge sum for running the slaughter house. If it has to recover the money and make profit, the company will have no option but to increase the number of animals that are supposed to be slaughtered. Currently around 50 animal are slaughtered and the number is likely to increase further," he said.
Matrubhumi Dakshata Chalval, a social organisation stated that the PMC should cancel the decision. "The decision is sending a wrong message in the society. The number of animals such as buffaloes, cows and bulls is reducing day by day and there is a need to save the cattle", said a statement issued by the organisation.
The proposal came up for discussion in May, but the standing committee had kept it in abeyance when it ran into opposition. Several warkaris and members of other communities had staged an agitation in June outside the civic body's headquarters opposing the privatization plan. They said it would lead to the slaughter of far too many animals.
PMC had received five proposals for the tender to privatise the slaughter house. PMC selected a Delhi-based company for the contract. The civic body had recently spent over Rs 6 crore on renovating and modernizing the abattoir.
"The decision to privatize the abattoir is not right. It will not only harm animals, but also create problems for the people in nearby areas," said Shreenath Bhimale, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of the standing committee.
Aba Bagul, a Congress leader in PMC, said that animal killing would go up, if the abattoir was given in private hands. "The private firm is paying huge sum for running the slaughter house. If it has to recover the money and make profit, the company will have no option but to increase the number of animals that are supposed to be slaughtered. Currently around 50 animal are slaughtered and the number is likely to increase further," he said.
Matrubhumi Dakshata Chalval, a social organisation stated that the PMC should cancel the decision. "The decision is sending a wrong message in the society. The number of animals such as buffaloes, cows and bulls is reducing day by day and there is a need to save the cattle", said a statement issued by the organisation.
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