Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria (born 30 November 1954) is a member of the 14th

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. He represents the

Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population of ...

constituency of

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and is a member of the

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.He was a minister of state in Vajpayee ministry. Later, Kathiria was heading Gujarat's ‘Gau Seva Ayog’. In 2019, Kathiria was made chairman of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA), the government body set up under

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Controversies

In 2020, Vallabhbhai Kathiria claimed that cow is full of science. He also launched a chip made of cow dung claiming that it reduces radiation from mobile phones. He also claimed that 800 corona patients have been cured by

panchgavya Panchagavya or panchakavyam is a mixture used in traditional Hindu rituals that is prepared by mixing five ingredients. The three direct constituents are cow dung, urine, and milk; the two derived products are curd and ghee. These are mixed in p ...

, an elixir made of cow dung, cow urine, ghee, milk and curd. Scientists said that all these claims are without any scientific backing.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Living people 1954 births India MPs 2004–2009 People from Rajkot India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Gujarat {{Gujarat-BJP-politician-stub