During the Gau Raksharth Dharmayudh Yatra, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand delivered a dangerous speech calling on Hindus to shoot those who allegedly slaughtered cows. He also appealed to voters to reject political parties that ask votes from those who consume beef, warning the BJP that it could not expect the support of Hindu voters if it sought the backing of “beef eaters” in the name of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.”