<p>BJP leader Vijay Goel and members of several resident welfare associations staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar here on Wednesday against the "menace" of stray dogs in the city and asked animal lovers to adopt them.</p>.<p>The demonstration comes days after two brothers, Anand (7) and Aditya (5), <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-two-brothers-killed-in-stray-dogs-attacks-1199500.html" target="_blank">were mauled to death by canines</a> in Vasant Kunj here. The minors were found dead over the span of two days.</p>.<p>Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Tuesday held an emergency meeting and instructed officials to prepare an action plan within a week to control the menace of stray dogs.</p>.<p>Goel, who is also a former Union minister, alleged that the problem has aggravated as the Delhi government did not implement recommendations of a committee on stray dogs.</p>.<p>"The menace of stray dogs is growing. People cannot go for a stroll in parks... dogs are biting people in the streets. Even foreign tourists are afraid to visit Delhi," he claimed.</p>.<p>In the last six months 58,000 cases of dog bites were reported at the Ram Manohar Lohia and Safdarjung hospitals, Goel said.</p>.<p>"If we see the statistics of all the hospitals, then lakhs of cases will be found. According to an estimate, there are 10-12 incidents of dog bite every hour," he said.</p>.<p>The Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) should take immediate action to check the menace, the BJP leader said.</p>.<p>In 2019, the Kejriwal government formed a committee to tackle the issue of stray dogs but its recommendations have not been implemented to date, he claimed.</p>.<p>Goel suggested opening up more sterilisation centres for stray dogs, gates in parks to check their entry, adoption of stray dogs by animal lovers, and declaring rabies as a notifiable disease to control the menace.</p>
<p>BJP leader Vijay Goel and members of several resident welfare associations staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar here on Wednesday against the "menace" of stray dogs in the city and asked animal lovers to adopt them.</p>.<p>The demonstration comes days after two brothers, Anand (7) and Aditya (5), <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-two-brothers-killed-in-stray-dogs-attacks-1199500.html" target="_blank">were mauled to death by canines</a> in Vasant Kunj here. The minors were found dead over the span of two days.</p>.<p>Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Tuesday held an emergency meeting and instructed officials to prepare an action plan within a week to control the menace of stray dogs.</p>.<p>Goel, who is also a former Union minister, alleged that the problem has aggravated as the Delhi government did not implement recommendations of a committee on stray dogs.</p>.<p>"The menace of stray dogs is growing. People cannot go for a stroll in parks... dogs are biting people in the streets. Even foreign tourists are afraid to visit Delhi," he claimed.</p>.<p>In the last six months 58,000 cases of dog bites were reported at the Ram Manohar Lohia and Safdarjung hospitals, Goel said.</p>.<p>"If we see the statistics of all the hospitals, then lakhs of cases will be found. According to an estimate, there are 10-12 incidents of dog bite every hour," he said.</p>.<p>The Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) should take immediate action to check the menace, the BJP leader said.</p>.<p>In 2019, the Kejriwal government formed a committee to tackle the issue of stray dogs but its recommendations have not been implemented to date, he claimed.</p>.<p>Goel suggested opening up more sterilisation centres for stray dogs, gates in parks to check their entry, adoption of stray dogs by animal lovers, and declaring rabies as a notifiable disease to control the menace.</p>