The 1000-crore Cock Fight Became headache to Chandrababu Naidu!
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In our democracy, the political representatives who should lead by example, by good conduct often commit crimes. Such is the pathetic situation in the largest democracy in the world. Various social organizations working towards a better society are fighting against the social evils like dowry, caste system and even gambling.
The Sankranti festival is celebrated in a grand manner in villages. It is the same villages that are responsible for a blood sport called cockfight, where two roosters combat against each other, with one emerging as a winner. This sport involves betting up to a tune of Rs.1000 crores every year. There are recorded incidents in the history of Andhra Pradesh, where cockfights turned villages into burial grounds and were responsible for many homicide killings.
Such is the history of the blood sport. The Supreme Court has also banned the game, and the police department was issued special powers to restrict this sport. But shockingly, Thota Narasimha Rao, a Telugu Desam Party, TDP MP (Kakinada Constituency) took part in the banned blood-sport game. During the closing event of the ‘Janamabhoomi Maa Vooru’ program launched the AP CM Chandrababu Naidu, the MP reportedly took part in the sport, by inducting his rooster into the field.
The news soon spread like a wildfire in the state. Many social activists condemned the MP’s behaviour as irresponsible and immature. ‘This kind of act by public representatives will have a great impact on the common people,’ said an activist.
Political analysts feel that this latest incident will likely damage TDP’s and CM’s reputation both at the state level and at the Centre, given the strict order of SC to ban the game.
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