{"id":489836,"date":"2023-09-27T13:03:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=489836"},"modified":"2023-09-27T13:33:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T08:03:39","slug":"maneka-gandhi-iskcon-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/maneka-gandhi-iskcon-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP MP Maneka Gandhi says ISKCON group biggest cheat, sells cows to butchers, temple authority responds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bhartiya Janta Party MP Maneka Gandhi made controversial remarks against the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple. Maneka Gandhi said ISKCON is the biggest cheat in the country, it sells cows from its cowsheds to butchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After her scathing attack on the religious body, the temple authority refuted all the allegations made by the BJP MP and issued a letter stating unsubstantiated and false claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The national spokesperson of the ISKCON temple Yudhistir Govinda Das took to X, formerly Twitter and said response to the unsubstantiated and false statements of Maneka Gandhi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cow and bull protection and care have been at the forefront of ISKCON&#8217;s efforts, not just in India but across the globe. Contrary to the allegations, the cows and bulls are not sold to butchers but are raised for their lifespan, the ISKCON temple spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/27133105\/ik1-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/27133105\/ik1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/27133105\/ik1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/27133105\/ik1-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/27133105\/ik1-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/27133105\/ik1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gandhi has also served as union minister and she is an animal rights activist. Gandhi has been quite vocal over the issues related to animal welfare. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video of her, which is viral now, says ISKCON is the biggest cheat and it maintains cowsheds. The temple body also takes benefits and vast lands from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s what BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has to say on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ISKCON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ISKCON<\/a> and Cow Slaughter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MIC277YByF\">pic.twitter.com\/MIC277YByF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zoo_bear\/status\/1706685644309942372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, Gandhi also talked about her visit to Anantpur Gaushala in Andhra Pradesh and claimed she could not find any cow that does not give milk or calves there. She further said that no dry cow (a cow which has not been milked for some time) was there in the entire dairy and not a single calf was there. She claimed it meant all were sold. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISKCON is selling all its cows to the butchers. No one else does this as much as they do. And they go on and sing &#8216;Hare Ram Hare Krishna&#8217; on the roads, she said. Then they say their entire life is dependent on milk. Probably, no one has sold as many cattle to the butchers as they did, the BJP MP Gandhi alleges in a video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISKCON has pioneered cow protection in many parts of the world where beef is a staple diet, according to an ISKCON statement. Gandhi is a well-known animal rights activist and well-wisher of ISKCON hence we are surprised by these statements, the statement issued by ISKCON\u2019s body reads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cow and bull protection and care have been at the forefront of ISKCON&#8217;s efforts, not just in India but across the globe. 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