Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Singh Gangwar claimed that cowshed lying and cow stroking can cure cancer and lower blood pressure.

Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Singh Gangwar claimed that lying in a cowshed and cleaning it could cure cancer, while stroking a cow's back might lower blood pressure. He made these statements during the inauguration of the Kanha Gaushala in Nougawa Pakadiya, a facility for abandoned cows costing ₹55 lakh. Gangwar suggested that blood pressure patients could reduce their medication by half within ten days through this practice, though he provided no scientific evidence.