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| {{Short description|Indian politician}} | | {{Short description|Indian politician}} |
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| {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}} |
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| {{Infobox Indian politician | | {{Infobox Indian politician |
| | name = Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria | | | name = Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria |
| | image = The Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria speaking at a talk on "Values in Education - Good Governance through Vipassana Meditation" in New Delhi on January 5, 2004 (.jpg | | | image = https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwid1NeeqILkAhXIR30KHQYHBE4QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDrVallabhKathiria%2F&psig=AOvVaw1TpqeNjzWupQExtTqDfPS5&ust=1565870476881914 |
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| | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|11|30}} | | | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|11|30}} |
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| Dr. '''Vallabhbhai Kathiria''' (born 30 November 1954) is a member of the 14th [[Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He represents the [[Rajkot]] constituency of [[Gujarat]] and is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].He was a minister of state in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Vajpayee]] ministry. Later, Kathiria was heading Gujarat’s ‘Gau Seva Ayog’.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/thousands-of-litres-of-cow-urine-consumed-in-gujarat-daily/articleshow/74922747.cms|title=Thousands of litres of cow urine consumed in Gujarat daily}}</ref> In 2019, Kathiria was made chairman of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA), the government body set up under [[Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] , [[Government of India]]. | | Dr. '''Vallabhbhai Kathiria''' (born 30 November 1954) is a member of the 14th [[Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He represents the [[Rajkot]] constituency of [[Gujarat]] and is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].He was a minister of state in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Vajpayee]] ministry. |
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| ==Controversies==
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| In 2020, Vallabhbhai Kathiria claimed that cow is full of science.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/cow-is-a-constant-cool-in-indian-politics-but-bjps-mix-of-faith-and-science-troubling/582847/|title=Cow is a constant cool in Indian politics. But BJP’s mix of faith and science troubling}}</ref> 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]], an elixir made of cow dung, cow urine, ghee, milk and curd. Scientists said that all these claims are without any scientific backing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cow-dung-chip-scientists-point-to-wrong-testing-warn-against-pseudoscience/articleshow/80450107.cms|title=Cow dung chip: Scientists point to wrong testing, warn against 'pseudoscience'}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/600-researchers-seek-proof-of-cow-dung-effect-on-radiation-claim-by-rashtriya-kamdhenu-aayog/articleshow/78733244.cms|title=600 researchers seek proof of cow dung effect on radiation claim by Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog}}</ref>
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