Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Ramdev's infertility medicine
New Delhi, April 30 , 2015: The Rajya Sabha witnessed an uproar on Thursday when members raised yoga guru Baba Ramdev's infertility medicine 'Divya Putrajeevak Seed'. The issue was raised soon after the house met by Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader K.C. Tyagi, who demanded a probe. Tyagi showed a product of 'Divya Pharmacy' in Haryana and said: "PM gave a call for 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao', I have bought this I have a receipt. No one can say it is old". Divya Pharmacies sells Ramdev's medicines. He did not name Ramdev but said: "He is the brand ambassador of a state." "Whether government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi approve all these things?," he asked. Amid protests from treasury benches, Samajwadi Party member Jaya Bachchan took the packet and gave it to Health Minister J.P. Nadda, who was present in the house. "We need not fight this... If there is an effort...with regard to selection of ***** through a medicine, or pre-natal ***** determination, they are all against the law. If this is being encouraged by any state government, it is against the constitution. But chair cannot do anything," Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien said. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said: "This is not an issue to argue on. We will tell minister to probe it whether it is in accordance with law." Nadda also intervened and said: "This is related to department of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy). Government is serious about the matter. We will look into it and action will be taken."
