The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned Baba Ramdev on his attempt to discredit allopathy and its practicing doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic..A Bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar observed,"Why is Baba Ramdev accusing doctors allopathy etc? He popularised yoga. Good. But he should not criticize other systems. What is the guarantee that what he follows will cure everything?...Why is Baba Ramdev abusing the system like this?".The Court was hearing a plea filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) through Advocate-on-Record Amarjeet Singh alleging a smear campaign against the COVID-19 vaccination drive and modern medicine..Appearing for the IMA, Advocate Prabhas Bajaj argued,"The kind of disparaging statements made and the public is being misguided. We made representations, and no answer. Government also knows about such misleading ads by Ayush companies etc...They say that doctors were taking allopathy, but still succumbing during the COVID wave. If this happens unbated, then it will cause serious prejudice to us."Justice Ravikumar agreed, noting,"It appears like allopathy is being mocked at.".The Court proceeded to issue notice to the Central government.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned Baba Ramdev on his attempt to discredit allopathy and its practicing doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic..A Bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar observed,"Why is Baba Ramdev accusing doctors allopathy etc? He popularised yoga. Good. But he should not criticize other systems. What is the guarantee that what he follows will cure everything?...Why is Baba Ramdev abusing the system like this?".The Court was hearing a plea filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) through Advocate-on-Record Amarjeet Singh alleging a smear campaign against the COVID-19 vaccination drive and modern medicine..Appearing for the IMA, Advocate Prabhas Bajaj argued,"The kind of disparaging statements made and the public is being misguided. We made representations, and no answer. Government also knows about such misleading ads by Ayush companies etc...They say that doctors were taking allopathy, but still succumbing during the COVID wave. If this happens unbated, then it will cause serious prejudice to us."Justice Ravikumar agreed, noting,"It appears like allopathy is being mocked at.".The Court proceeded to issue notice to the Central government.
