Tej Pratap Yadav Viral Video: Former Bihar minister and elder son of RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav has set a full-scale controversy abuzz by leveling allegations against the temple president of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Patna, Krishna Kripa Das. On Wednesday, Tej Pratap Yadav released a video via his social media account, making serious allegations against the temple president, regarding an incident of assault that occurred at the temple on October 6. The Viral video, which was aired by Tej Pratap Yadav on X, captures Patna ISKCON Temple president with a woman, further fueling Yadav’s allegations against the misconduct of the temple president. (We are not attaching the video as it is objectionable.)
Tej Pratap Viral Video– Serious Allegations of Child Exploitation in the Temple
Condemning the alleged assault by RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav in his social media post, he said, “The incident which has taken place in ISKCON Patna is very unfortunate and condemnable-the temple president and some devotees have done the work of hurting the faith and dignity of the devotees.” He also claimed that it was an old political practice of manipulation being done by the ISKCON authority and had his earlier warnings been heard, then this situation may have been avoided.
Ever since, he’s been raising issues regarding the Patna ISKCON temple. “Even minor girls are being sexually exploited and other immoral activities were taking place inside the temple,” Tej Pratap Yadav had charged, pointing fingers at even the president and many of its members. His calls for action, demanding the immediate intervention of both the government and ISKCON’s Governing Body Commission, speak to the seriousness of his charges. Yadav demanded that those who are responsible for the “heinous acts” be removed from their posts and brought under the law.
In Tej Pratap Viral Video he said, “Last year too we had raised the issue of how exploitation is happening in the ISKCON temple… Krishna Kripa Das stays behind the Lord in the temple and pretends to apply sandalwood and Tilak. When this issue was raised, Krishna Kripa Das ordered lathi-charge on the boys who were learning about spirituality in the ISKCON temple, which is reprehensible. We will try to contact their headquarters which is located in Mayapur and we want to say that the Patna ISKCON president should be removed from here… POCSO Act has been applied earlier also but no action was taken… Action should be taken against the person who is committing misdeeds in the name of religion and he should be expelled from the ISKCON temple.”
What Was The Matter
The ISKCON temple located on Buddha Marg in Patna has been in the news. In fact, on Sunday night, two groups of priests clashed with each other in the premises of the ISKCON temple (Patna ISKCON Temple). During this, there was a fierce fight and many people were injured. An objectionable video of this entire episode has also been released from the official X handle of Tej Pratap Yadav.
Previous Claims of Sexual Abuse in 2022
For the second time, Tej Pratap Yadav is making serious allegations against the ISKCON Patna temple. In June 2022, he also claimed that the four temple officials, Krishna Kripa Das, Hariprem Das, Harikesha Das, and Pramod, raped a minor. In his live social media address, he called for the arrest forthwith of all the four administrators. The alleged abuse, says Yadav, was of an eight-year-old child and no action had been taken by the authorities so far.
As such, the controversy could then be dragged into the ISKCON headquarters at Mayapur when Yadav demanded them to intervene in the issue. These allegations have taken a serious turn, especially for the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses) Act, and are now calling for an elaborate investigation and punishment for the offenders for these victims. This evolving case could be said to reflect deeper concerns concerning immorality in religious institutions and strongly emphasizes accountability and transparency in faith-based organizations.