Cow Slaughter at Murari Sevaka

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Dear Prabhus,

 

PAMHO. AGTSP.

 

I have spoken to Balavanta Prabhu who is one of the land trustees for

Murari Sevaka and practicing lawyer. The final decision of whether to

prosecute or not, I was told, was left up to him. The district attorney told

Balavanta that he (the district attorney) was not going to prosecute this

case as he felt that they did not have a case which they could win in court.

In America cow killing is not a crime. From an outsider's point of view

(district attorney) these cows were sent to the slaughterhouse by the so

called acknowledged administrative authority of Murari Sevaka Farm which to

them is not a crime.

 

The crime aspect of this case comes into play with the blood money received

from the sale of these cows. If it can be proved that Drumilla used this

money for his own personal expenses then a case of embezzlement could be

brought against him. Drumilla is claiming that he has receipts showing that

he used the money for "devotional service expenses" for Murari Sevaka Farm.

 

The district attorney has said that if the farm wanted to prosecute, it

could, but he did not see a winning case under the circumstances. In my

previous letter I spoke of all the gray areas surrounding this case and now

we are experiencing the frustrations of these gray areas. What it really

boils down to is a management problem, or lack of management.

 

In talking to Gayatri prabhu we have found that Drumilla can be very sweet

with words and makes you feel sorry for him. Drumilla said that he would

seek counsel with Bhakti-tirtha Swami. When I spoke with Bhakti-tirtha Swami

I also got this explanation of Drumila being a sweet talker, whereas

Bhakti-tirtha Swami felt compassion for him. Gayatri prabhu explained that

they tried to work things out with Drumila but he showed no remorse and

blames everyone else for his situation. Showing compassion to such persons

is like like trying to plant a garden on stone in the middle of the desert,

fruitless. In my conversation with Bhakti-tirtha Swami it was divulged that

Drumilla asked if he could keep the remaining monies still in his possession

from the sale of the cows as he had put money into the Murari Sevaka

project. Bhakti-tirtha spoke to Bir Krsna Goswami (GBC Of Murari Sevaka) and

BKG indicated it was all right with him.

 

I feel that some serious atonement sentencing is necessary, after all 12

innocent cows residing at an ISKCON COW PROTECTION facility were sold to

slaughter under an ISKCON authority (Drumilla). I will be in touch with

Bhakti-tirtha

Swami and Bir Krsna Goswami as to what sentencing they feel should be given

and will give a report to you all as soon as I have any information. I have

already given a list of proposed stipulations to Gayatri prabhu which he

read to the board members at their last board meeting. As a board, due to

time restraints, they are still to resolve this issue. Their next board

meeting is scheduled for November 14.

 

In speaking with Balavanta prabhu, he strongly feels that the remaining 5

cows at Murari Sevaka should not be sent to New Talavan as planned. They

should remain at Murari and the community of Vaisnavas should rally around

the EMBODIMENT OF RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES, Krsna's cows, giving full support to

this cornerstone of Krsna consciousness philosophy. The Ministry of Cow

Protection and Agriculture agrees 100%.

 

Your servant,

Balabhadra das

ISKCON Minister of Cow Protection and Agriculture