An official at the CMO defended the chief minister's remarks saying that he was only stating something which is a common belief in the hills of Uttarakhand.
Other demands like creating a separate ministry for cow protection, government purchase of cow dung and rehabilitation of old cows will be raised at the rally.
A student of the university said: "It is a shame that when the university has no good books in the library, good camera equipment in studios or good computers, it is planning to set up a cowshed."