No jallikattu in Tamil Nadu this Pongal, Supreme Court refuses to give its verdict before Saturday, the Apex Court had earlier banned the festival citing cruelty to animals.
SC has refused to pass order before Saturday on the plea challenging Centre’s notification allowing Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.
SC has said that draft of Jallikattu judgement has been prepared but it is not possible to deliver it before Saturday when the harvest festival will be held.
Earlier, as Tamil Nadu mounted pressure for promulgation of an ordinance to enable Jallikattu, the Centre on Wednesday said though “things are ready” on its side, but it will wait for the order of Supreme Court.
However Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave who met a delegation led by Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha and AIADMK MP M Thambidurai regarding this issue also blamed the previous Congress-led UPA government for including bulls in the list of animals prohibited from being exhibited or trained as performing animals.
