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The move to roll back the cattle slaughter notification was made after feedback from several states, sources further told India Today.  The controversial notification, issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, had said that nobody can bring cattle to an animal market unless he or she has furnished a written declaration that the cattle will not be sold for the purpose of slaughter. The notification sparked outcry across the country with critics of the BJP-led central government accusing it of using its power to impose its ideology on the rest of India. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was among those politicians who slammed the Centre for its notification. The firebrand Trinamool Congress chief called the notification undemocratic and unconstitutional.  Several parts of the country also saw protests being held against the notification. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka were among the states were the ban on ...