Take measures to control population instead: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
All animals have the right to live, said Bhagwat speaking at the birth-anniversary celebrations of Srila Prabhupada and centenary celebrations of Sri Sachchidananda Math organised by the Gaudiya Vaishnava Sammilani at Cuttack. He emphasised the fine equilibrium between man and nature.
'The crisis can be solved by regulating the street dog population and not by sending them to shelters,' he said.
'While milking cows, Indians take some milk and leave the rest for the calf which is an art of striking a balance between man and nature. The nature should be conserved by maintaining a balance between development and the environment,' he said.
Bhagwat went to Puri where he visited the Shree Jagannath Temple to seek blessings of the deities and then met Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati.
The RSS chief arrived here on Wednesday evening. He is scheduled to hoist the national flag at Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti office in the capital city and address the gathering on Independence Day.
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