FORDA to protest against Baba Ramdev; claims he tried to derail COVID-19 vaccination drive

Trouble continues to mount for yoga guru Baba Ramdev as Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) will hold a nationwide black day protest on June 1 against Baba Ramdev's remarks on allopathy & modern medicine. FORDA's decision to st a protest comes after multiple doctors' & medical associations have demanded Baba Ramdev's apology for his remarks against allopathy, with IMA even going on to lodge a police complaint and file a Rs 1000 cr defamation suit against yoga guru. Calling for a nationwide protest, FORDA ted that doctors were subjected to insensitive, inhuman & insulting statements despite laying down ir lives in fight against COVID. 

FORDA to st nationwide protest against Baba Ramdev on June 1

In its statement, FORDA claimed that Baba Ramdev had attempted to allegedly derail COVID vaccination drive in India that yoga guru's remarks had allegedly added to vaccine hesitancy in country. FORDA called for a protest on June 1 without hampering patient care against Baba Ramdev's illogical, insensitive, derogatory, and defamatory remarks on COVID warriors & modern medicine. Furr, FORDA demanded Baba Ramdev to apologize or unconditionally or sought action against yoga guru under Epidemic Diseases Act, 1987. 

IMA challenges Baba Ramdev to an 'open debate' on Patanjali medicines

Escalating feud with Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev, Indian Medical association's (IMA) Uttarakhand unit on Saturday, challenged Ramdev for a debate with panel discussion asking him to list which allopathic hospitals have given Patanjali medicines for treatment. This move comes after IMA filed a complaint against Ramdev for his remarks against allopathy & modern medicine in Delhi. medical body and Patanjali founder have been in a tussle since he claimed 'Allopathy is a stupid science'.

Patanjali vows to give befitting legal reply to IMA

Hours after a complaint was lodged by Indian Medical Association (IMA) against yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Patanjali Yogipeeth has confirmed receipt of legal tice and has vowed to give a 'befitting reply.'  IMA unit has demanded yoga guru Baba Ramdev to issue a video countering his claims on allopathy & modern medicine and tender a written apology within next 15 days or face penalty. Patanjali co-founder Acharya Balakrishna reportedly told PTI that legal tice had been received and that a reply will be given in a legal manner similar to how company functioned 'while serving ir morland & humanity.' Furr, Patanjali claimed that it carried out all activities with 'scientific and truthful temperament' and that it 'cant allow anyone to dispar, neglect and demean great kwledge and science of rishis and scriptures.'

What did Baba Ramdev say about allopathy?

IMA's demand to prosecute Baba Ramdev under Epidemic Diseases Act was triggered by a video being circulated on social media in which Baba Ramdev is allegedly heard saying 'allopathy ek aisi stupid aur dilwaliya science hai' ('Allopathy is a stupid & ... science'). In a press release, IMA claimed that Baba Ramdev had called doctors 'murderers' in front of Health Minister in pretext of 'release of his wonder drugs' and accused yoga guru of misleading public by making baseless accusations to sell his 'unapproved & illegal drugs'. 

Furr, IMA claimed that Baba Ramdev had challenged wisdom and integrity of DCGI by making a remark that people had passed away after taking approved anti-COVID drugs such as Remdesivir, Fabiflu and ors. press release claimed that Baba Ramdev's quote (from speech presumably) on Favipiravir as medicine against fever or antipyretic was 'laughable' and displayed his ín-depth scientific kwledge.' Citing pain & agony over loss of over 1200 modern medicine doctors, IMA dared govt to eir consider accusations of Baba Ramdev and dissolve modern medicine facility or boldly prosecute yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his statements.