New Delhi: The government backtracked on the announcement of ‘Cow Hug Day’ on February 14. withdrew his appeal. However, the Animal Welfare Board of India stands by its advice saying that hugging a cow on Valentine’s Day brings emotional wealth and increases personal and collective happiness.
First Published Feb 10, 2023, 6:38 PM IST
No ‘Cow Hug Day’ On February 14: The government backed down on the announcement of ‘Cow Hug Day’ on February 14. withdrew his appeal. However, the Animal Welfare Board of India stands by its advice saying that hugging a cow on Valentine’s Day brings emotional wealth and increases personal and collective happiness.
In details.. A government agency’s appeal to people to hug a cow on Valentine’s Day (Valentine’s Day-February 14) has been withdrawn amid a flood of memes on social media. The Animal Welfare Board of India backs its advice that cuddling a cow on Valentine’s Day brings emotional wealth and increases personal and collective happiness. The Animal Welfare Board, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Purushottam Rupa, has backed down on its announcement under the Animal Husbandry Department. According to a statement issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India, the appeal issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India to observe Cow Hug Day (Cow Hug Day) on February 14 is withdrawn as per the directives of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Couples in India who celebrate Valentine’s Day, which the ‘moral police’ call a bad Western practice, face hostility every year, rights activists say. Gang-banging of couples on Valentine’s Day is common in India, especially in rural areas. There is no major change as there are many demands for action on this. Vedic traditions are on the verge of extinction due to the progress of western culture and western civilization has almost made us forget our material culture and heritage, the Animal Welfare Board had earlier said in its appeal to celebrate ‘Cow Hugs Day’.
There was outrage on social media after the Animal Welfare Board of India declared February 14, traditionally celebrated as Valentine’s Day, as Cow Hugging Day. Hundreds of memes and jokes also started with this decision. As a result, the Animal Welfare Board took back the decision to observe February 14 as Cow Hugging Day.
What are the objections to the announcement of ‘Cow Hug Day’?
Shiv Sena (UBT) has criticized billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani as a sacred cow for the Prime Minister. Trinamool Congress member from Bengal Santunu Sen said Go Hug Day is fake Hinduism and fake patriotism to divert attention from mainstream issues. Meanwhile, CPM leader Elamaram Karim said that cow hugging day is a joke and a shame for the country. ‘I come from an agricultural community. “I hug my cow every day to avoid problems like unemployment and inflation,” said Congress leader Rajini Patil, taking a jibe at the government. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut also expressed the same opinion.
