Why IMA Bihar Is Filing Cases Against Patanjali's Ramdev

IMA Bihar also plans to file a PIL in the Patna High Court over Ramdev's adverse comments on modern medicine and doctors.

Patanjali Ayurved founder Ramdev is now set to face fire in Bihar with the state chapter of the Indian Medical Association's (IMA) planning to file cases for his alleged tirade against modern medicine. The doctors' body believes such views expressed publicly by the yoga exponent are affecting India's battle against the Covid pandemic by turning people wary of getting vaccinated.   At a meeting held in Patna on Sunday, IMA Bihar decided to register cases under various sections of the Pandemic Act and the Disaster Management Act. A public interest litigation, too, shall be filed against the 55-year-old at the Patna High Court, according to Dr Sahajanand Prasad Singh, IMA's National President-elect. "We're forced to take this step as Baba Ramdev has created confusion about vaccination and this is one of the main reasons governments across the country are facing resistance, especially in rural areas, against vaccination," Dr Singh said. "The Central government had not come down heavily enough on Ramdev despite his nonsense on TV every day. Their action is restricted to letter-writing, instead of sending him to jail," the veteran doctor said.