Kolkata, May 22 -- Following the Calcutta High Court's decision to uphold the ban on the slaughter of any cattle or buffalo without the mandatory fitness certificate, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh said that a ban will hit the livelihoods of people associated with the industry and disrupt the economy.

The TMC leader also questioned the cow slaughter rules in Bengal.

"The central government exports it and earns foreign exchange. The state government has banned it in West Bengal. Why not ban exports as well? If exports and slaughterhouses continue, why impose a ban only in Bengal? Another issue is that many people run businesses around it, and this ban damages both business and the economy," he told ANI.

The Calcutta High Court...