Assam Assembly passes Cattle Preservation Bill as Opposition stages walkout

The Assam Assembly passed the Cattle Preservation Bill after the Opposition staged a walkout in protest against the government's refusal to forward the legislation to a select committee.

The Assam Assembly on Friday passed the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021, after the Opposition walked out in protest against the government’s refusal to forward the legislation to a select committee. BJP legislators shouted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, “Jai Shree Ram’ slogans and thumped desks while Speaker Biswajit Daimary announced that the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 was passed.