Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth, at a Param Dharm Sansad declared that Hindus must take a vow and fight for the protection of cows. If they were unwilling to do so, he urged: “Come out in thousands; do not ask for those slaughtering cows to be hanged- kill them yourselves and demand to be hanged.”
Cow vigilante Aadesh Soni, speaking at a Param Dharm Sansad organised by Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, called for “teaching a lesson” to alleged cow smugglers by breaking their limbs to instill a fear of death. He also announced plans to march to three Christian villages on March 1, accompanied by 5,000 cow vigilantes.