West Bengal govt to distribute cows ahead of Panchayat polls
Ahead of the panchayat elections in 2018, CM Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has decided to distribute cows among families living in panchayat areas across the state. Denying the decision had anything to do with the elections, Animal Resources Development Minister Swapan Debnath asserted the project was aimed at making families self-reliant and to increase milk production in the state.