ISKCON Bangalore’s GBC Members not self appointed
By ISKCON Bangalore
23 March 2012, Bangalore, India — This article is a rejoinder to the article published in Sun titled “Peace Proposal” http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/editorials/03-12/editorials8376.htm. This article stated:
“In February 2009, the Sampradaya Sun published a previous Peace Proposal. This one, authored by Bangalore’s self-appointed GBC members, was directed to Bhakti Caru Swami, Yasomatinandan das and Shankadhari das. It was accompanied by a more detailed backgrounder by Madhu Pandit das.”
We wish to bring to the notice of the readers that the GBC members of ISKCON Bangalore are not self-appointed. The GBC members of ISKCON Bangalore group of temples were elected in 2008 by a rigorous process based on the Direction of Management document of Srila Prabhupada.
The GBC members of ISKCON Bangalore Group of temples have been elected in two separate elections conducted in 2008 and 2011.
In 2008 the elections were conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the full-time missionaries and senior congregation devotees from various temples of ISKCON Bangalore group (about 260 devotees), elected a twenty one member body, consisting of older devotees who were rendering responsible services equivalent of a Temple President in the various temples of ISKCON-Bangalore group. Later this twenty one member body elected a ten member GBC which was to oversee all the temples of ISKCON Bangalore Group for the next three year term. This election had external observers to ensure a fair and free election is conducted. A report about this was carried in Sun http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/editorials/11-08/editorials3605.htm.
In October of 2011, after the three year period, a new governing council was elected for next three year term by the Temple Presidents Body. These elections were conducted in ISKCON farm located near Mysore and supervised by a retired Government bureaucrat. An article about the same was published in Sun http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/news/10-11/news4032.htm.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT MADHU PANDIT IS SELF APPOINTED AND EVEN IF THE BANGALORE GBC CAN BE REPLACED HE (MADHU PANDIT) IS ABOVE THAT, THE VOTING SYSTEM DOES NOT APPLY TO HIM, HE CANNOT BE VOTED OUT…HE IS MINI PRABHUPADA…..AND THAT IS WRONG.
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To Giridhari Das:
What is the basis of your statement? Do not comment just to support the current unauthorised GBC.
They are both the same in regards that they are uncountable to anyone , hence they are wrong
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pamho agtACBSP, i don’t think it is so difficult to understand that everyone needs to work on behalf of SRILA PRABHUPADA as ritvik because nobody is so advanced yet.
Everyone has to get purified by following the final order of our beloved acharya.
Therefore the GBC of Iskcon Bangalore is the real GBC because they are following SRILA PRABHUPADA’s instructions as life&soul.
Other GBCs are self appointed and do not follow the last statement of SRILA PRABHUPADA in iskcon as HG Madhu Pandit is pointing out to all fiskcon temples.
The way how things should be therefore all these people who blame Iskcon Bangalore are unauthorized GBC who don’t work on behalf of our beloved acharya as bonafide ritviks.
You must be empowered by superior authority; then you can deliver the right things. Pseudo vaishnavas will dry out with the advancement of kali yuga -- they can’t hold their position because of being disconnected from the powerhouse of Krsna’s parampara. Thus disobeying the final order of SRILA PRABHUPADA.
BBT founder acharya 108 HDG ACBSP ki jai
ys
a.c. seva das
haribol
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I agree with you in regards to ritvik system and i appreciate the voting of the GBC`s in Bangalore, however my point is the Madhu pandit puts him self above the system, just like FISKCON`s gurus.
He is not included in the ‘voting’ system like his GBC, he is above all and unaccountable to anyone, just like ‘FISKCONITES mystical poobah`s’. Hence he is not much better.
If Madhu Pandit want to be seen as true SP follower he has to change his ‘good as god’ status and be willing to let devotees vote on his stay in leading positions as well , otherwise it is just a joke…and different kind of mockery..
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I think you have not correctly understood the voting system that elected the GBC of ISkcon Bangalore. Madhupandit dasa is just one of the members of the Temple presidents body which has 22 other devotees who are all temple presidents of different temples across India. When voting happens to select 10 GBC members out of those 22 Temple presidents as per Direction of Management that Srila Prabhupada constituted in 1970, Madhupandit dasa is just one of them. He also has powers to cast just only one vote. Temple presidents body has the powers to vote out Madhupandit dasa. He has not even chaired the meetings so far. What more is required to be done than this to prove that he is not above GBC body ?
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pamho prabhus agtACBSP,
devotees of a temple congregation know each other. If they elect a temple president they naturally elect a devotee whom they trust, someone whom they can identify with, who demonstrated his ability.
Same with election of GBC. Temple presidents will only elect a GBC whom they consider as qualified. Another safety measure is three years term of office.
As soon someone turns out to be inefficient he/she will not have another term of office.
Iskcon Bangalore GBC is following SRILA PRABHUPADA, therefore they are successful making more maha rati great soldiers of SRI SRI GURU GAURANGA.
ys a.c.
seva das
haribol
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