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Friday, 29 May 2015 12:05

Cow freebies

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Cow freebies

Continuously doling out freebies and subsidies to various sections of society, the Punjab government in India has now decided go a step further and provide free-of-charge power to cows.

Having already floated several schemes for “welfare of cows” –including setting up a 10ha state-run sanctuary (gaushala) in each district – the SAD-BJP government will now provide free electricity to all 472 cow shelters functional in Punjab. 

The decision is expected to ‘benefit’ 269,000 cows in these sanctuaries and please the state’s cow worshippers.

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