Hyderabad, May 22 -- Islamic scholar Mohammed Jaffar Pasha Hussami asked the community to desist from sacrificing big cattle this year during Eid al-Adha to teach a lesson to those opposing the religious practice.

He said the Muslims should take a lesson from West Bengal, where the community decided not to buy cattle or sacrifice them.

"If you stop buying cattle for one year. It will teach a lesson to those opposing the cattle sacrifice. The Muslims should do it," said Jaffar Pasha.

He further stated that if the chief minister directs the officials, no one will dare to stop vehicles transporting cattle for Bakrid.

"The government should withdraw all the checkpoints set up in the state. We think the police, on the one hand, are trying ...