POLITICS AROUND ANIMALS – IS IT VISION 2050 & MISSION 2019? PREAMBLE: Looks like strategies of playing with caste, creed, community, gender, religion, religious minorities, class etc for extracting votes and coming to power have come to an end and political parties are looking for green pastures and innovative strategies. The recent announcement of ban on sale of cattle and camels for non agricultural purpose may be one such strategy to divide and consolidate vote banks integrated with livelihoods and sentiments, revolving around cattle. ANIMAL RIGHTS & LAWS: In fact India is blessed with well defined constitution and lucky to have one of the most comprehensive set of animal protection laws in the world.  Article 51(G) of constitution states that “It shall be the duty of every Indian to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers & wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures”. Keeping the constitutional provis...