Maneka Gandhi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, has made serious allegations against the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), accusing them of selling cows from their gaushalas (cowsheds) to butchers.
In response to these allegations, Govinda Das, the national spokesperson for ISKCON, took to social media and stated, “ISKCON has been at the forefront of cow and bull protection and care, not just in India but globally.”
Das emphasized that many of the cows in ISKCON’s goshalas were rescued from abandonment, injury, or slaughterhouses. He refuted the allegations, stating that the cows and bulls are cared for throughout their lives and are not sold to butchers.
Maneka Gandhi had alleged that ISKCON establishes gaushalas and receives significant benefits from the government in the form of extensive land. She claimed to have visited ISKCON’s Anantpur Gaushala in Andhra Pradesh and found poor conditions for the cows, alleging that they were sold exclusively to butchers.
ISKCON, also known as the ‘Hare Krishna Movement,’ is dedicated to propagating spiritual knowledge and educating people in the techniques of spiritual life to promote unity and peace in the world.
