Animal rights organisation People For Animals (PFA) has urged the Maharashtra government to stop the illegal bullock cart races and bull fights which it claimed are still taking place despite the recent order of the Supreme Court.

In a letter dated January 24 to the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, PFA said, " Supreme Court recorded the stand of the State of Maharashtra that bullock cart races have no cultural, historical or religious significance. In the circumstances, bullock cart races in Maharashtra are not permitted under the terms of the MOEF Notification of 7 January 2016."