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| Huge amount of money also change hands through betting during cockfights, which is also illegal. (Videos below) |
A ban slapped by Hyderabad High Court on cock fights during Sankranti had little effect as the traditional blood sport was held in many parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Ironically, the AP government had assured the Court that it would not allow cockfights and betting during the festival.
Deccan Chronicle reports that the ruling alliance TD-BJP's politicians inaugurated cockfights at several places in the Godavari districts on Thursday.
Animal rights activists oppose cockfights as knives are tied to the birds to spill blood. Huge amount of money also changed hands through betting, which is also illegal.
Activists said they were collecting evidence of cockfighting to tell the High Court that its ban had been flouted.
Video: Watch cockfight in an Andhra village
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