Don\'t allow people with more than two kids to vote: Ramdev\'s unique population control plan


Don’t allow people with more than two kids to vote: Ramdev’s unique population control plan

Baba Ramdev

, PTI

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev came up with a unique way to control the population stating that people who don’t marry ought to be respected whilst those who have more than two kids shouldn’t be allowed to vote.

He told followers at his ashram in Haridwar: “"Iss desh mein jo humaari tarah vivah na kare, unka vishesh sammaan hona chahiye. Aur vivah kare, to do se zyaada santaan paida kare toh uski voting right nahin honi chahiye [In our country, people who don't get married like us -- the saints -- should be honoured. And the ones who do, if they give birth to more than two kids, their voting rights should be taken.”

He added that the Vedas, in certain circumstances, allowed couples to have 10 children but since India’s population had crossed 125 crore, having so many progeny wasn’t required any more.

Ramdev on Ram Temple

Yoga guru Ramdev made a strong pitch for constructing a Ram temple in Ayodhya Saturday, saying a legislation should be brought in Parliament if the Supreme Court does not deliver a verdict on the matter soon.

On October 29, the Supreme Court declined an urgent hearing of the Ayodhya land dispute case. It said an "appropriate bench" will decide in January when to hear the politically-sensitive case, sparking demands for a law to begin construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site.

The Congress and Muslim groups have said they would want all stakeholders to wait for the apex court verdict, and not rush to resolve the issue through a legislation.

Ramdev said there could be sections averse to bringing a legislation for the construction of a temple in Ayodhya but there was no opposition to Ram in India.

"If the apex court does not take a decision on the matter soon, then Parliament is the highest institution in a democracy and there is nothing wrong in bringing a legislation," Ramdev told reporters on the sidelines of a two-day conference at Patanjali Yogpeeth.

"Ayodhya mein Ram Mandir nahin banega toh aur kya banega (What else will be built in Ayodhya if not a Ram temple)," he said.

Fourteen appeals have been filed against a 2010 Allahabad High Court judgement that said the 2.77 acres of disputed land in Ayodhya be partitioned equally among three parties the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.