No beef sale in Goa from Saturday, traders protest against vigilantism


Panaji, Jan 6 (IANS): Harassed by vigilante groups, Goa's only beef traders association on Friday said they will go on an indefinite strike from Saturday, until the government cracks down on vigilante groups who hamper bringing in beef from neighbouring states.

The association said the strike would go on till the government eases procedures to bring beef into the coastal state.

Speaking to IANS, Manna Bepari, President of the Qureshi Meat Traders Association of Goa said no beef would be available for sale in Goa, until the government steps in and resolves the issue.

"We are tired of these raids. They are not allowing our business to function. Every other day these groups target the beef consignments which we order from the open market in Karnataka and government officials also keep harassing us," Bepari said.

"No beef shop will be open until the government helps us and stops these vigilant groups from taking law in their hands," Bepari said.

He also said that more than five raids were conducted in the last few weeks, especially during the Christmas and New Year period, when sale of beef is at its peak in Goa.

Beef is normally consumed in the form of stew, curries, roasts, soups and is an essential protein, and one of the cheapest meats in most Christian and Muslim homes in the state.

Minorities comprise more than 30 per cent of the state's 1.5 million population.

Cheaper than mutton, beef is also commonly consumed in the tourism-oriented coastal belt, which sees nearly six million tourists, half a million of which are foreigners.

According to official statistics from the Goa Meat Complex, the state's only abattoir facility allowed to slaughter cattle and buffaloes, the state consumes nearly 30 tonnes of fresh beef every day.

And with the Complex not functioning to full capacity over the last few months, a majority of the beef is brought in from Karnataka by the meat traders in Goa.

  

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Ye tho hona hee tha, . Nana pole kamalogu othulle.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    There are more serious problems in the country to look after than making politics on minor things like beef sale

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Traders need to learn to pay honest price to old cow owner and then take it.. Let us say fix 100/- per kg, and if cow weights 500 kg, then pay 50,000/- to cow owner..

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  • Shaff, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Gundagardi....

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  • desmodn, mangalore

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    i guess those vigilants doing this vigilantism are also eating something.
    possibly if that source is destroyed, altered , politicized , then the stay hungry

    people have too much time on hand to do this vigilantism, where are the funds for these activities coming from?
    who are the money spinners funding people like these as it is clear none of then have any steady jobs ? i am sure they have people back home to feed unless they too are left to fend for themselves ?

    its more than just beef , beef is not the problem here , its more than that

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  • Mohammed, Kundapur/Qatar

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    modi and his associates have only one issue, that is anyhow related to muslims and minorities.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    I think BJPee govt is planning to send cows and buffaloes at border to strengthen India's defense..

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  • Peter, Bangalore

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Thanks god, We are lucky and we have Siddu.

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  • moshu, mangaluru

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Ab ki baar congress sarkar.BJP sinking due to RSS influence.

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  • C.T.Thomas, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    I pity the beef consumers of Goa. This all happened because the now the opposition Cong too is turning soft Hindutva. Their leader RG is not a Janivaara wearing Shiv Bakth. So dont expect any one against Cow vigilantism. Enjoy with other options.

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    How come it is cheaper than mutton?
    Do business honestly...
    Pay good amount of money to farmers... Fix per kg price while buying....
    Your view is that, once cow is old or sick, you can eat it...

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  • Ivar, Managalore

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Its cheap because the cows were stolen ones!!

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  • Ahmed K. C., Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Ban BEEF exports. Shut down BEEF exporting factories if they DARE. Or make the same exporting BEEF available in local market.
    If they DON'T, throw the government out.

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  • I wish I was there, Bahrain

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    My favorite animal is steak and my favorite bird id butter chicken.

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Wash DC.

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    And perhaps your stomach is your God...in lighter vein....

    ...JH...

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Wash DC.

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    OMG, Leopards in Goan Zoo...and our buddy from Mapusa, Goa will be starving now...

    ...JH...

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  • I wish I was there, Bahrain

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Tick Tock Tick Tock, Langoolacharya, put lungi and sleep it is midnight in DC.

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  • gabriel, sagar

    Sat, Jan 06 2018

    Double standards is the name of the game of politics. No ideology, no orthodoxy, no beliefs can hurt humanity, but only doubles standards could hurt the people. Leading exports to the overseas, but consumption of the same forbidden in the inland. What a Hypocrisy.

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