Ex-Union Minister Vijay Goel welcomes SC order on stray canine

Former Union Minister Vijay Goel on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s directive to start transferring the stray canine to shelter properties inside eight weeks, calling it an endorsement of his long-standing “No Dogs on Streets” demand.

In a publish on X, Mr. Goel mentioned the order would supply aid to youngsters, ladies, and the aged, notably these susceptible to canine bites. Citing figures, he claimed that round 200 canine chunk instances are reported each day in Delhi, and about 500 within the National Capital Region.

The courtroom, terming the stray canine scenario “extraordinarily grim”, directed the Delhi authorities and civic companies to start eradicating stray canine from all localities. The Bench additionally instructed the creation of shelters to deal with about 5,000 canine, staffed adequately for sterilisation and vaccination. It additional warned of strict motion in opposition to people or teams obstructing the method.

Mr. Goel, who has been campaigning by his non-profit Lok Abhiyan for 2 years, mentioned, “I’m joyful that the courtroom has paid consideration to our calls for. After the order, I hope those that threatened and abused me won’t meddle in its implementation.”

He added that he had met the MCD Commissioner over the proposal of helpline quantity to report canine bites which is but to be created.