The Centre would find a collective decision on the issue of lifting the ban on jallikattu and conducting the traditional bull taming sport in Tamil Nadu, Communications and IT Minister Ravishankar Prasad said today.
“(Union Minister of State for Transport and Highways) Pon Radhakrishnan is in touch with the government. I think we will collectively find a solution for it,” Prasad told reporters here enroute to Madurai.
The chorus for holding jallikattu, banned by the Supreme Court, has been increasing, with various political parties in the state upping the ante on the issue.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in a recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested him to introduce a bill in order to amend laws for conducting the sport.
Union Minister Radhakrishnan has expressed hope that permission would be obtained to hold the event during Pongal festival next month.