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“ I am glad that Maneka Gandhi raised the issue today. CUTTACK: Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday lambasted the Odisha government for doing nothing to check illegal cattle smuggling in the state.The union minister for women and child development department and a known animal activist, Maneka said “Odisha has become the biggest cattle smuggling state. The Odisha government is not taking any initiative at all to check the cattle trade which is a serious issue,” said Purna Chandra Rout, who works for cows. The cattle smuggling is a threat to the entire country,” said Gandhi. “According to the police report submitted to the home ministry, the money generated from illegal cow trade is going towards insurgency, guns and terrorism..