AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Sep 27 (TIWN): After the barbaric animal sacrifice practice was banned in Tripura in an order from the High Court, former Minister, Communist leader Badal Chaudhury thanked the High Court and specially thanked the petitioner, former Justice Subash Bhattacharjee for contributing for society’s reforming.

Badal Chaudhury said this when he was talking to a journalist of Tripura’s Bengali TV channel PB24.

He added, “This judgement is historical and surely will motivate other states too. It will be nationally discussed now. Indeed, I am so proud that I belong to Tripura”.

Choudhury said, “I could not find anywhere in Hindu religion that animal sacrifice should be mandatory to please the God”.

The statement came after in a historical verdict, Tripura High Court today has restricted superstitious “Bali” system (animal sacrifice) across all Hindu Temples.

The verdict was given after a Writ petition was filed in the High court. High Court division bench, Justice Arindam Lodh issued order.

The petition was filed by former Justice Subash Bhattacharjee.

According to the verdict, from now, each temple in Tripura will be restricted from this practice of animal sacrifice.

Animal Sacrifice remained as a controversial issue but never solved although time to time debates, essay competitions were organized about this controversial religious practice.

Petitioner Subash Bhattacharjee while placing his points said that the merger deal with Govt of India and Tripura signed under the agreement of bearing the cost of the pujas by Govt but nowhere it is written that the “bali” process too has to be followed and organized by the Govt. 

Bhattacharjee also quoted, 'If under Supreme Court’s order open-bali system can be stopped which says only in slaughter houses “animal-killing” will be allowed why not in case of temples' ?