The Indian government is expected to designate February 14 as "Cow Hugging Day", which has aroused public opinion.

(Associated Press)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Hugging cows is an important culture of Indian Vedic culture, and it is also a traditional Indian festival.

The Indian Animal Welfare Committee announced on the 6th that it will designate February 14th, which is regarded as Valentine's Day in the West, as "Cow Hug Day" (Cow Hug Day), hoping to enhance people's "emotional richness" and "promote love". Local traditional culture”, this move caused a wave of criticism from the public and opposition parties. Finally, under the pressure of public opinion, the government withdrew the new policy on the 10th.

According to "CNN" reports, devout Hindus regard cows as sacred objects and believe that cows are the givers of all things. They are not only the backbone of the rural economy, but also a sacred Hindu tradition.

The Animal Welfare Committee of India announced on the 6th that with the invasion of Western culture, in order to prevent people from forgetting this traditional culture, it decided to designate February 14 as "Cow Hugging Day".

However, after this news was exposed, it caused a lot of controversy. Memes satirizing the "Cow Hugging Day" and videos of violent conflicts between humans and cows continued to appear on social platforms. "new policy.

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In this regard, political analyst Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay said that calling on people to hug a bull is "unreasonable and contrary to logic", and speculated that the government withdrew the day to prevent Hindu nationalism from facing criticism from all sides. sometimes ridiculed.

And pointed out that cattle have been used as a tool to intimidate, harass and even kill Muslims.

However, this is not the first time that India's cattle policy has caused a stir. Most Hindus believe that killing or eating cattle is a sin. Most parts of the country have banned the killing of cattle. Often cause traffic accidents.