AGRA, May 15 -- Uttar Pradesh minister for animal husbandry, milk development and political pension Dharampal Singh blamed the declining practice of cattle rearing for the rise of fake milk and adulterated dairy products in the market, and urged people to visit gaushalas regularly and celebrate their children's birthdays there.

The minister was addressing a Dairy Conclave organised in Agra on Thursday.

Addressing the gathering, Dharampal Singh said that during previous governments, cows were under threat from those involved in cow slaughter, but the situation had changed under the present regime in Uttar Pradesh.

He also stressed the importance of traditional rural practices, saying, "Many in society are forgetting the taste of rotis c...