New Delhi, May 22 -- Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesperson Vinod Bansal on Friday said that the issue of cow protection is not new and has already been addressed in previous rulings of the Calcutta High Court, which, according to him, reaffirmed that the legal provisions under the relevant 1950 Act must be implemented.

Speaking to ANI, Bansal said, "This isn't the first time the Calcutta High Court has ruled on this matter; it has stated this previously. In its past orders, it was established that this is a legal regulation that must be implemented. Unfortunately, enforcement under the 1950 Act had been neglected for decades because prior governments failed to give it due attention. As soon as Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari assumed o...