Sources have stated from New Delhi that country’s President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday promulgated the ordinance legalizing the traditional 'Kambala' sport. Sources have reported that the President approved the promulgation of the prevention of cruelty to animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, making Kambala legal in Karnataka.
Accordingly Kambala is a folk sport, held traditionally under the auspices local land lords and households, in coastal Karnataka. The sport generally starts in November and lasts until March. Previously Karnataka state government to legalize buffalo racing called as Kambala.
Presently the development had come a month after
Tamilnadu passed a bill to allow Jallikattu. Moreover on January 30, the
Karnataka High Court said that it would look into the petition only after the
Supreme Court pronounces its verdict on Jallikattu. Furthermore the Karnataka
High Court banned the sport through an interim order. The petition seeking the
ban was filed by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the ban
led to mass outrage forcing the state assembly to table the bill a few days back.
