BackIMA demands action against Ramdev for making unscientific statements against allopathy
Ramdev deserves to be prosecuted for disobeying and causing danger to the life of many by making them believe to not to take the advice of allopathy doctors, the IMA saidTaking people for ransom and winning business by defaming scientific medicine are unpardonable offenses, it added
PremiumIndian Medical Association on Saturday stated that Ramdev has misled people by making "unlearned" statements against allopathy and modern medicine, and added that Centre should take strong action against him.
The doctors' body said in a statement, Ramdev should be prosecuted under the Epidemic Diseases Act as "untutored" statements are "a threat to the literate society of the country as well as to the poor people falling prey to him"
It further noted, The Union health minister (Harsh Vardhan) who himself is a practicing modern medicine allopathic postgraduate and head of this (health) ministry, should either accept the challenge and accusation of this gentleman and dissolve the modern medical facility or boldly face and prosecute the person 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.
The IMA said, "Ramdev deserves to be prosecuted for disobeying and causing danger to the life of many by making them believe to not to take the advice of allopathy doctors."
"The IMA demands and resolves if the minister (Harsh Vardhan) is not taking suo moto action we will be forced to resort to democratic means of struggle to propagate the truth to the common man and knock the doors of the judiciary to get due to justice," it said.
Taking people for ransom and winning business by defaming scientific medicine are unpardonable offenses, the IMA said in the statement.
The doctors' body, citing a video circulating on social media, said Ramdev is seen saying that "allopathy ek aisi stupid aur diwalilya science hai… (allopathy is such a stupid science)".
He also says that "lakhs of people have died after taking allopathic medicines", the association said, adding that Ramdev claimed Remdesivir, Faviflu, and all other drugs, which were approved by the Drugs Controller General of India, have failed in treatment of COVID-19 patients.
It alleged that Ramdev is trying to take advantage of the situation and create a sense of fear and frustration among the people at large.
(With inputs from agencies)
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