Allopathy doctors up in arms against Baba Ramdev comments

Written by Sanchari Chattopadhyay Published On 2021-05-11T16:00:00+05:30 | Updated On 12 May 2021 5:20 PM IST

Allopathy doctors up in arms against Baba Ramdev comments

Jalandhar: Alleging that Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev intentionally and deliberately violated the direction for the treatment of Covid-19 patients by indulging in propaganda suggesting people not to take treatment from the doctors and using defamatory language towards the medical practitioners, the National Vice President of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dr Navjot Singh Dahiya has lodged an FIR against him.

Dahiya demanded a high-level inquiry and registration of a criminal case against him, and called him the most "insensitive and inhumane" for "mocking and blaming" Covid victims for not breathing properly and even blamed medical fertility for misguiding COVID patients.

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Dr Dahiya while lodging a formal complaint with the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar mentioned a video, where Baba Ramdev was "mocking and blaming" Covid victims for not breathing properly, resulting in a high death toll."

In the video, which was handed over to the police, the Yoga Guru allegedly said, "Covid patients just don't know how to breathe properly, and therefore, spread negativity and complain of a shortage of oxygen and cremation sites."

He further asked them not go to hospitals for treatment but should cure the symptoms themselves by following his advice, adding, that if anyone is having a deficiency in their oxygen levels, they should do 'Anulom vilom Pranayama' and 'Kapalbhati Pranayama'.

"He gave advice to the Covid-19 patients against the directions issued by the Government of India for the treatment of Covid patients and in that way pushed the patients towards their deathbeds without any treatment from the hospitals. By doing so, he has clearly violated the directions issued by the government regarding the code of conduct and other orders passed by the authorities and in that way is liable to be punished under the provision of Disaster Management Act of 2005 and Epidemic Disease Act of 1897," IMA national VP said in his complaint.

Dr Dahiya said that Baba Ramdev deliberately tried to misguide the people and even blamed the hard-working doctors for excessively medicating the Covid patients leading to their deaths.

"Medical fraternity is working round-the-clock to save patients and even strictly following the government guidelines, protocol and international standards for treating the patients," Dr Dahiya averred. Criticizing the yoga guru, Dr Dahiya said more than 900 doctors have lost their lives while treating Covid patients and Baba Ramdev is just "ridiculing" the lost sons (doctors) of soil.

In his complaint, he urged the police to take action against Baba Ram Dev alleging that Baba Ram Dev prepared a conspiracy in order to get the patients admitted to his Patanjali Peeth. The doctor also mentioned that the Yoga guru stated that doctors use Remdesivir and anti-biotic injections to treat the COVID-19 patients which lead to the death of the patients. Moreover, Ram Dev also stated that the doctors intentionally give the injection to kill the patients and by doing so, he created panic in the public.

"In their propaganda and advertisements, he and Balkrishna claimed to treat the patients of Covid-19 without any authority, even without having any license or professional degree and in that way violated the law of the land and sold their illegal product of medicine by stating that it is useful for the treatment of Covid-19 and in that way committed cheating with the public and extortion the money from the public," Dahiya alleged in the complaint submitted to the police.

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Sanchari Chattopadhyay

Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.