Maneka Gandhi under fire for ‘abusive, threatening calls’ to vets

Following a protest call by the IVA, veterinarians across the country observed a “black day” on Wednesday.

BJP MP Maneka Gandhi is now caught in a row by the Indian Veterinary Association after the audio clips of her, as reported by Bangalore Mirror, abusive and threatening phone calls to three veterinarians went viral on social media.

Following a protest call by the IVA, veterinarians across the country observed a “black day” on Wednesday. The IVA has also written an application to PM Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for her “unparliamentary behaviour.” The organization has been looking out for an “unconditional apology” from the former Union minister.

In an imposed audio clip of her phone conversation with Dr. Vikas Sharma, who is a veterinarian in Gorakhpur, Gandhi is heard accusing him of carrying out an amputation on a dog. The conversation is reported which took place on June 17.

Gandhi is heard threating by saying that I’ll  “take away” Sharma’s licence if the dog dies. “Main tumhara licsence lekar rahungi… tumhare paas degree bhi hai operation ki (I will take away your licence… Do you even have a degree to carry out the operation),” she says, and then abuses him.

Dr. D Thanigaivelu said in an audio message that, “She was very abusive in her phone call and used foul language… In this case of the doctor in Agra, she has demanded Rs 70,000 as compensation without even knowing the details of the case.”

Dr. Umesh Chandra Sharma president of IVA and Veterinary Council of India said that, “If there is an issue of professional misconduct, then there is a law laid down to handle such cases. There is a statutory council to which complaints can be made.”

He also added that, “calling veterinarians and talking to them in such an abusive manner is simply unacceptable.”

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