New Delhi: The Indian Medical Action (IMA) on Saturday wrote to the Central government and demanded action against Yoga Guru Ramdev under the Epidemic Diseases Act for his alleged remarks against Allopathy.
IMA took strong offence of Ramdev’s video on social media, where the Yog Guru is allegedly making ‘vitriolic’ comments against modern medicine.
IN a press release, the IMA demanded, “Union Health Minister either accept accusation & dissolve modern medical facility or prosecute him and book him under Epidemic Diseases Act.”
IMA threatens to move court, if Govt doesn’t act
IMA also went ahead to state if the Health Ministry is not taking suo-moto action, then it will be forced to resort to democratic means of struggle to propagate the truth to the common man and knock on the doors of the judiciary to get due justice.
IMA cited a recent video of Ramdev which is viral on social media. In the video, Ramdev is allegedly heard saying, “Allopathy ek aisi stupid and diwaliya science hai.”
The medical association also objected to Ramdev’s statement, “Lakho logo ki maut Allopathy ki dawai khane se hui hai”.
“Therefore, under section 3 of the Epidemic Disease Act with section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, Ramdev deserves to be prosecuted for disobeying and causing danger to the life of many by making them believe and make them not to take the advice of allopathy drugs. His quote about Favipiravir as medicine against fever/antipyretic is laughable, childish and demonstrates his in-depth scientific knowledge,” IMA statement read.
IMA issues press release over a video on social media where Yog Guru Ramdev allegedly speaks against Allopathy. IMA demands that the “Union Health Minister either accept accusation & dissolve modern medical facility or prosecute him and book him under Epidemic Diseases Act.” pic.twitter.com/FnqUefGjQA
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‘Either dissolve modern medicine or prosecute accused’
‘’When such idolized persons are making vitriolic comments, questioning the authority and integrity of the whole architecture of health ministry, the Hon Health Minister, who is a practising Modern Medicine allopathic postgraduate and head of this ministry, should either accept the challenge and accusation of this gentleman and dissolve the modern medical facility or boldly face and prosecute the persons for his words of arson on the sovereignty of the country and book him under the Epidemic Act to save millions of people from such unscientific utterances,’’ said IMA National President Dr JA Jayalal and Honorary Secretary General Dr Jayesh Lele in a strongly-worded statement.
