BULLOCK CART RACES IN MAHARASHTRA

Dec. 18, 2021

The Supreme Court allowed Maharashtra to hold bullock cart races in the state till the pendency of the matter before the constitutional Bench of the apex court.

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The races will be held in several parts of the state, especially Pune and the western Maharashtra region, where the 400-year-old tradition was prevalent.
Bullock cart races were banned in Maharashtra after the Supreme Court declared that the race as violative of the provisions of the central act in 2014.
After the Tamil Nadu government enacted a law to regulate jallikattu (taming of the bull), there was a demand to revive bullock races in Maharashtra.
In April 2017, the Maharashtra assembly had passed a legislation for resumption of bullock cart races across the state. The Bill titled ‘The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill’ was passed unanimously with the support of all parties.
It was promulgated by the then President Pranab Mukherjee in July days before leaving office. The Bill regularised the bullock race.

Source : Indian Express