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Tuesday, January 31, 2017,
New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for allowing people to defy its order on jallikattu, and for failing to maintain law and order in the state. The court had banned the controversial sport in 2014, on the grounds that it was cruel to bulls.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017,
New Delhi
The Animal Welfare Board of India has moved the Supreme Court challenging the new Act allowing the traditional sport of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. The court has listed the matter for January 30 along with the Centre’s plea to withdraw the 2016 notification allowing Jallikattu.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu was rocked by violence by Jalikattu protesters in several parts of the State, affecting normalcy, even as the State Assembly unanimously adopted the Bill to replace the Ordinance paving the way for holding the Jallikattu events.
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Monday, January 23, 2017,
Chennai
Two persons were killed and 82 others suffered minor injuries during Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district on January 22 as the Tamil Nadu Government said the ban on Jallikattu events had been lifted through the ordinance. One person died due to dehydration in Madurai during protests, police said.
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Monday, January 23, 2017,
Chennai
The pro-Jallikattu agitation turned violent near the Chennai Marina Beach on January 23 as a section of them set on fire several vehicles parked in front of the Vivekananda House police station. Police resorted to teargas shells and lathi charge in some areas to disperse protestors and bring the situation under control.
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Monday, January 23, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu police swung into action on January 23 morning to evict protestors on the Jallikattu issue. In many areas, police succeeded in evicting them peacefully but there was sporadic violence in some places including Chennai as police used teargas shells and a mild lathi charge to evict protestors on road roko.
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Sunday, January 22, 2017,
Chennai
The Tamil Nadu government ordinance to allow the holding of Jallikattu, and the act of the State Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, to personally be present at the event at Alanganallur in Madurai, supervising the arrangements, and the Union Government’s assent to the State ordinance, raise a pertinent question of law – is there a rule of law in the State and at the Centre?
