Rajasthan camel breeders threaten to leave animals with district collectors
The breeders have demanded that state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot come up with a solution to their problems by November 26, 2020
By Ishan Kukreti
Published: Tuesday 17 November 2020
The Lokhit Pashu Palak Sansthan, a body of camel breeders from Rajasthan, wrote to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot November 9, 2020, demanding a solution to the ban on export of camels by November 26.
The Sansthan is a body of 7,000-8,000 camel breeder families mostly in Pali, Sirohi, Badmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagore, Jaipur, Alwar and Dausa districts of Rajasthan.
In case the government did not take any step, the breeders threatened to leave their camels with the district collectors.
“In the absence of a dialogue and response, we will hand over our camels to the district collectors’ offices on November 26. We will also rally in front of the legislative assembly, to call for the government to truly take care of the state animal,” the breeders wrote.
The breeders have been facing problems as the prices and population of camels have crashed following the passage of the Rajasthan Camel Prohibition of Export Act in 2015.