Ramdev attacks ‘pharma mafia, corrupt netas’

HARIDWAR: Over a week after his comments on allopathic doctors, yoga guru Ramdev continued his tirade against what he termed ‘objectionable practices’ by different sections of society. During a yoga session at his Yog Gram centre in Haridwar on Wednesday, he targeted politicians over ‘corruption’and religious leaders over their ‘bad practices’, reports MS Nawaz.
He said “A PM of our country had once said of the Rs 100 the government gives, only Rs 20 reaches the beneficiary. Similarly, seers say they’re taking people on the path of God but behind the curtain, what is happening? A lot of corruption and immorality is happening and people are being pitted against each other and provoked to fight in the name of religion,” he said.
Earlier, on Monday, he had said Patanjali Yogpeeth will start an allopathic college and train MBBS doctors. Later, he alleged that he has no ill-will towards allopathy or allopathic practitioners and that his actual battle is against “the pharmaceutical mafia who are selling medicines at exaggerated costs in order to earn maximum profit.”
During interactions with persons who were attending his yoga camp on Wednesday, Ramdev again reiterated, “I am not against allopathy but there should be an ‘integrated pathy’ for treatment. Allopathy is good during life-saving emergencies and surgery but allopathic doctors often create unnecessary panic and fear among the patients. This should be avoided.”