Madhya Pradesh : Heart-wrenching report from the Gaushala turned into a graveyard; 500 cows are closed hungry and thirsty
The Gauseva Bharti Gaushala of Basai village of Berasia, Bhopal, is in the news due to the deaths of more than 100 cows. The process of death of cows here has not stopped till now. Dainik Bhaskar’s team reached Gaushala at 1 pm on Sunday night to know the ground reality, where more than 500 cows were found shivering in the cold. All of them were left under the open sky. At around one and a half in the night, a cow staggered and fell in front of us. He died after about 10 minutes. His body was lying there. In the morning the bones of the cows were taken out from the Gaushala by filling the trolley. Read this heart-wrenching report…
There the cows were shivering in the cold, there was no arrangement for them even a shed. There was no arrangement for straw and water for the cows to eat. The soil was frozen at the place where the fodder was put.
The police force deployed in the security of the cowshed said that at around 10 pm, the administration had sent 1 truck of straw for the cows, but it was not given to the cows. The straw remained loaded on the truck as the administration had not imposed any duty to look after the cows.
More than 100 cows have died so far
In Bhopal’s Berasia, the carcasses of 20 cows were found in the well in the cowshed of BJP leader Nirmala Devi Shandilya on Sunday, while the bodies and skeletons of more than 80 cows were found lying in the ground. 8 cows died on Saturday night only. After this, the police registered a case against Nirmala Devi, the operator of the cowshed. At the same time, the administration took over the operation of the Gaushala. Nirmala Devi has been running the Gaushala for 20 years.
No one appointed to look after
After the death of the cows, the administration took over the rights of the Gaushala, but did not deploy staff to look after them. The cows continued to suffer from hunger and thirst. There was no one to see them. Many cows left the cowshed for food and roamed towards the pond. During this there was no one to stop them. Here the herd of dogs also attacked the cows.
10 acres of government land occupied
This Gaushala of Berasia is on government land. About 10 acres of land has been occupied. Here the fence has been made by fencing the wire. Farmers from nearby villages leave the cattle in the cowshed. For the service of cattle, farmers give a grant of Rs 100-200.
Cow’s service difficult for one and a half rupees
The operator of the gaushala, Nirmala Devi came out around 1.30 pm. He told, ‘For the service of a cow, one and a half rupees are received from the administration. That too in two-three years. In such a situation, it is not possible to serve a cow for such a small amount. Still, I am serving the cows at my level. On keeping the cows under the open sky at night, he said, ‘The administration has kept the cows outside. I had made arrangements for the cows by putting foil for them, which the administration removed.
When there was no food for the cows in the gaushala, she said that she asks for straw every day. Nirmala Devi laughingly said in conversation with Bhaskar, ‘I am the leader of BJP. I have been an active worker for 30 years. I have been block president from BJP. I have also been a market member. Earlier I am known as Mandi Wali and now as Gaushala Wali Madam. 3-4 cows have died due to cold. How much attention do we pay? Foil (polythene) causes death. I am an elderly lady. I am being harassed. Those who are making allegations are our opponents. We have 400 cows. Most of the cows belong to farmers.
