As per the 2019 Livestock Census, Uttar Pradesh has 1.6 million stray cows. The number has increased a whopping 17 percent since 2017 when Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister.
Updated: 28 Jan 2023 10:12 pm
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A farmer shoos away stray cattle from his wheat farm in Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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Stray cattle crowding the banks of Sharda river in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh.
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Jagdev's sons hold an image of their father barely a month after his death due to a bull attack in Arthapur, Uttar Pradesh.
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Parwan holds up his scars from the bull attack a year ago in which he got eleven stitches in Kinhoti, Uttar Pradesh. His brother was killed by a bull three years ago.
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Farmer guarding farm in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur.
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Rama Devi and Sarojini guard their mustard farm in Sitapur.