Responding to Supreme Court's query in the cow vigilantism case, the central government on Friday told the Court that cow vigilantism is a state matter in which the centre has no role to play. While stating that it condemns any form of violence, the Centre said that law and order is a state subject. "[The Centre] does not support any kind of vigilantism by private persons", the solicitor general added.
The SC also sought responses on a mechanism to check violent social media content created to whip up communal passions over the issue.
Solicitor general Ranjit Kumar, who appeared for the Centre, submitted that law and order was a state subject and that it was up to states to curb such incidents. The bench recorded their submission and asked the Centre and other States to file their report in the matter in four weeks and. Opposition parties and critics say that the BJP-led government at the Centre has done little to rein in the vigilante groups.
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The court had earlier issued notice to six states, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Karnataka on such attacks. "The actions of public flogging, urinating on the victim, forcing them to eat cow dung takes away the victims right to life and personal liberty and the court should intervene to protect people from such groups", the petition said.
Social activist Tehseen Poonawalla filed a petition in August previous year, asking the apex court to direct the government to take action against groups that allegedly commit crimes against Muslims and Dalits - the bottom caste in the Hindu caste system.
There have been a series of mob attacks recently in the name of cow protection, which prompted a tough message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month.
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