"ISKCON, the Biggest Cheat sells its cows to the butcher": BJP MP Maneka Gandhi

BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday night has launched a scathing attack on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in a viral video, accusing the organization of being the "biggest cheat" in India and alleging that ISKCON sells cows from their gaushalas (cowsheds) to butchers.

Gandhi visited ISKCON's Anantpur Gaushala and claimed that there were no dry cows, suggesting that all cows were sold to butchers. She raised concerns about ISKCON's claims of being dedicated to cow protection while allegedly engaging in such practices. 

“The biggest cheat in India today is ISKCON. They establish gaushalas for which they get unlimited benefits from the government to run them. They get huge land...everything. I just visited their Anantput Gaushala. Not a single dry cow is present. All are dairies. There is not a single calf. It means all of them were sold. ISCKON is selling all its cows to the butcher,” Gandhi can be heard saying in the video.

ISKCON responded to Gandhi's allegations, labeling her statements "unsubstantiated" and "false." They asserted that they have been committed to cow and bull protection and care, both in India and globally, and do not sell cows to butchers.

“ISKCON has been at the forefront of cow and bull protection and care not just in India but globally. The cows and bulls are served for their life not sold to butchers as alleged,” spokesperson of ISKCON Yudhistir Govinda Das wrote on X.