SC to examine original records of Ramdev's statement on allopathy

The Supreme Court would examine on Monday the original records of the statements of Yoga guru Ramdev on the use of allopathic medicine during the Covid19 pandemic following his plea to stay investigation and transfer the cases lodged against him in this connection to DelhiMultiple FIRs have been lodged against Ramdev in Patna and Raipur following complaints by the Indian Medical AssociationA bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy would on Monday hear the plea of Ramdev seeking clubbing of the FIRs on the issue and their transfer to DelhiAs an interim relief Ramdev has also urged for a stay on the investigation in connection with the criminal complaintsldquoWhat is the original thing which he has said You have not placed the whole thingrdquo the bench had observed which prompted senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Ramdev to say that the original records of his statements would be filedThe criminal complaints have been lodged by Indian Medical Association IMA in Bihar and Chhattisgarh over his alleged remarks against the use of allopathic medicine during the Covid19 pandemicThe Patna and Raipur chapters of the IMA have lodged complaints against Ramdev alleging that his remarks are likely to cause prejudice to the Covid19 control mechanism and may dissuade people from availing proper treatment against the pandemicThe yoga guru has been booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Disaster Management Act 2005Sections 188 disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant 269 negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life and 504 intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace of the IPC have been invoked against himRamdev whose alleged statements stirred a nationwide debate over the issue of Allopathy versus Ayurveda however had withdrawn his statements on May 23 after receiving a letter from Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan who had called his remarks as inappropriateThe top court is likely to also consider a plea of the Delhi Medical Association DMA which has sought permission to become a party to the case alleging that Ramdev insulted allopathy and instigated people to disregard vaccines and treatment protocolsThe DMA having 15000 Delhi doctors as members has claimed that Ramdevs Patanjali earned over Rs 1000 crore by selling Coronil kits which were not approved by medical bodiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever