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Assam 2016: Another rhino falls victim even as poaching became key poll issue
Guwahati, April 11: Unabated poaching of one-horned rhinoceros became a major issue in this year's Assembly election in Assam with all parties vowing to protect the State Animal, especially in the Kaziranga National Park.
Assembly Polls 2016 Full Coverage; Assam election Phase 2
However, all the talks proved to be hollow as yet another rhinoceros fell victim on Saturday, ahead of the second and final phase of the Assembly election held on Monday.
According to forest department sources, a female adult rhinoceros was fired at by the poachers at Garpal area in Assam and they sawed off its horn. Forest officials later found the injured animal seething in pain and took it to the hospital where it died on Sunday.
Poaching of rhinos is a pressing issue in Assam where nearly 200 of them have been killed since 2001, when the Congress returned to power. The ruling party since then has faced flak from the Opposition BJP and AGP on the issue. The BJP has even accused it of having nexus with the poachers and allowing them to get away.
The issue of rhino poaching featured in the poll speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national chief Amit Shah who asked the voters to back their party in this year's election to ensure that the animals' plight is brought to an end.
Modi
said
in
a
rally
at
Bokakhat
near
the
KNP
that
the
Congress
was
not
only
indulging
in
corruption
but
also
eating
up
the
rhinos
in
the
wild.
The
AGP,
which
is
contesting
this
election
in
alliance
with
the
BJP
and
BPF,
has
promised
to
enact
strict
law
to
deal
with
the
menace
of
rhino
poaching
and
setting
up
eco-sensitive
zones
inside
the
wildlife
protection
areas
to
improve
the
steps
taken
to
improve
the
safety
of
the
endangered
animals.
The Congress, on the other hand, promised to out to use a state-of-the-art mechanism to safeguard the rhinos, especially those living in the wild of Kaziranga. The ruling party has often blamed militants armed with modern weapons for the poaching of the rhinos.
The latest poaching is expected to keep the debate alive.
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