Ramdev seeks life terms for food adulterators, fake medicines makers


Mumbai, Jun 19 (IANS): Yoga guru and ayurveda tycoon Baba Ramdev on Wednesday called for "zero tolerance" to those found guilty of indulging in adulteration of food and manufacturing spurious medicines and demanded they be sentenced to life imprisonment.

"This is one of the most heinous forms of crime against the people. Those indulging in it must be given life imprisonment," he told media persons here.

Baba Ramdev is in Maharashtra for the International Yoga Day events on June 21 and he will head a programme in Nanded where over 150,000 people are expected to perform yoga along with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Discussing yoga, exercises, good health and nutrition, he expressed his serious concerns over adulteration of foods and spurious medicines in the country.

"I have recently heard that in China, a man was hanged to death for adulteration. I feel we should make a beginning, not with capital punishment, but at least life sentence in jail to such unscrupulous persons. The central and state governments must consider it," Ramdev said emphatically.

He said there are many instances of people getting caught doing 'milavat' (adulteration) and manufacturing 'nakli' (spurious) medicines which are harmful to the people and at times, the consequences are fatal.

On good health, he said: "Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak had said 'Swaraj Is My Birthright'. I say, 'Health is my birthright'. I consider good health as important as anything else that is good for the people."

He said he was perturbed over the increasing incidents of Indians suffering diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, obesity, stress, etc., and said yoga and ayurveda should be a party of the "journey of life".

"This is a matter of grave concern. These (diseases) are all lifestyle-related, so fitness and yoga must be incorporated in lifestyle. We especially need to make children and youth aware of the importance and benefits of yoga and ayurveda," he urged.

  

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  • mohan, Mangalore

    Thu, Jun 20 2019

    First of you must be sentenced life term.....All your medicine are fake ayurvedic an d duplicate......

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  • Anilkumar, Mangalore

    Thu, Jun 20 2019

    The suggestion is welcome!
    Pathanjali will be the first one to undergo thorough investigation. This baba may the first one to go for life imprisonment for false claims and benefits from his products.

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Seattle

    Thu, Jun 20 2019

    Little people are indifferent. Superior people are caring.

    See, that's how it is! Ramdevji is advocating two very pertinent issues, when 80% of food & food products and 73% of pharmaceutical products in India are adulterated. He is fearing consequent pan-India cancer, mutilated child births, creation of new viruses, diseases and toxins, etc.
    But our learned readers, setting aside the crucial issues, are questioning his Patanjali left, right and center!!
    For those who are concerned with the rise/fall of Patanjali instead of adulteration, each product of Patanjali competes with a different player & hence are very well diversified and won’t be impacted seriously. No immediate or long term existential threat to Patanjali is foreseen.

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  • Godwin, Mangalore

    Thu, Jun 20 2019

    This Traitor is one of them.

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  • Francis Lobo, MANGALORE

    Wed, Jun 19 2019

    The way babaji is advocating yoga, two child policy, note bandi, GST, food , medical adulteration & the way be he is loosing money in the fight with fmcg we may have to say Ramdev hai to mumkin hai. He will be surely a competitor.

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  • Vishal, Puttur

    Wed, Jun 19 2019

    Ramdev himself was on doubt sometime earlier!!

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Wed, Jun 19 2019

    We want to know why the patanjali outlets are running in loss n closing in many areas?

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