New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has launched a scathing attack on Ramdev, alleging that yoga gurus are creating a false sense of fear and despair in the public so that he can make money by selling his so-called ‘illegal’ and ‘unapproved’ drugs .
IMA posted a video circulating on social media in which yoga guru Ramdev mentioned ‘Allopathy is stupid and bankrupt science’. Even in the past, the presence of Health Minister Baba Ramdev has described medical doctors as murderers.
IMA said, it is a well-known fact that Baba Ramdev and his associate Balakrishna have been resorting to modern medical allopathy whenever they ill. Now to mislead the public, he is calling everyone a liar and baseless. So that he can sell his illegal and unapproved drugs. “
“In this address, he has further claimed that Remdesivir, Faviflu and all other approved drugs by the DCGI have failed, and stated that ‘LAKHO LOGO KI MAUT ALLOPHATHY KI DAWAI KHANE SE HUI HAI’, challenging the wisdom and integrity of DCGI and the head of all these, our Health Minister,” the statement said.
Remdesivir and Faviflu have been approved by the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and were notified for use for Covid patients by the Central government in June-July, 2020. The said notification was made by the Central government u/s 2A of the Epidemic Decease Act, 1897.
“Therefore, u/s 3 of the Epidemic Decease Act read with Section 188 of IPC, Ramdev deserves to be prosecuted for disobeying and causing danger to the lives of many by making them believe not to take the advice of allopathy drugs. His quote about Favipiravir as medicine against fever/antipyretic is laughable and childish, and demonstrates his in-depth scientific knowledge,” IMA added.
