BJP-led Haryana government are not allocating sufficient funds for cattle fodder-Arvind Kejriwal

SONIPAT: It is called a “sin” to take votes in the name of cows, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday even as he accused the BJP government in Haryana government of not allocating sufficient funds for cattle fodder.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief visited a cow shelter in Sonipat’s village Saidpur.

“I feel, maybe I am wrong, that it is a sin to seek votes in the name of cows,” he added.

“Nobody even knows that the country’s best cow shelter is being run by the Delhi government,” he said.

He accused the BJP-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) of not releasing funds for cow fodder.

“In Delhi, the MCD is supposed to contribute Rs. 20 and the Delhi government is supposed to contribute Rs. 5 for cow (fodder) per day. But Delhi government raised it to Rs. 20 from Rs. 5 so that Rs. 40 could be contributed per cow per day,” Mr Kejriwal said.

“Now, the Delhi government is allocating Rs. 20 per cow per day but the BJP-led MCD has not even released funds for the last three years,” he claimed.

Mr Kejriwal also accused Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government of not paying enough for cow fodder.

“I have come to know that the Haryana government releases Rs. 140 per cow per year. It works out to be around 40 paise for a cow per day,” he said.