Rajasthan HC judge who wants cow to be national animal says peacocks don’t have sex

Peacocks don’t mate peahens but sire offsprings with their tears, according to a Rajasthan High Court judge who on Wednesday presented this unique theory after passing a verdict.

Justice Mahesh Chand Sharma’s contention sparked reactions in the social media with one of the users tweeting, “Peahen attacks peacock after he tells her, ‘Pushpa, I hate tears’.”

Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote: “Cow intakes oxygen, emits oxygen. Peacock is a brahmachari. Some wise words from Judge saab. Must correct our textbooks ASAP.”

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Earlier, Justice Sharma directed the state government to coordinate with the Centre and take necessary steps to declare cow as a national animal.

Talking to reporters outside the court after passing the order, Justice Sharma, who retired n Wednesday, presented his unique theory on the mating of peacocks, the national bird.

In reference to his verdict, he said, “Peacock too has his qualities. He is a life-long celibate. He does not indulge in sex with peahen. The peahen gives birth after it gets impregnated with the tears of the peacock. A peacock or a peahen is then born... Lord Krishna used peacock’s feather for celibacy of the bird.”