<p>Yoga guru and Ayurveda proponent Baba Ramdev on Wednesday demanded life imprisonment for those found guilty of adulterating food and manufacturing spurious medicines.</p>.<p>"This is one of the most heinous forms of crime," Baba Ramdev, who was speaking on exercises and nutrition, told reporters at Mantralaya, the state secretariat here.</p>.<p>On the International Yoga Day on June 21, Baba Ramdev would be in Nanded for a Yoga initiative, which would be attended by 1.5 lakh people and even Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would be performing Yoga with Ramdev.</p>.<p>"Recently, I heard that in China a man was hanged to death for adulteration... I must say, we should make a beginning... If not capital punishment, we must award life imprisonment in cases involving food adulteration and the making of spurious medicines," Ramdev said.</p>.<p>The ambassador of Yoga said that there should be zero tolerance against adulteration.</p>.<p>Baba Ramdev said that there are instances where people were caught doing 'milavat' (adultration) and making 'nakli' (spurious) medicines.</p>.<p>"These people should not be spared," he said, adding that such products affect the human body and can be fatal in the long run.</p>.<p>"Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak had said 'swaraj is my birthright'... I say 'health is my birthright'... Health is as important as anything else," he noted.</p>.<p>Ramdev expressed concern over the increasing number of Indians suffering from diabetes, blood pressure, stress, anxiety, and obesity.</p>.<p>"This is a grave concern... Fitness has to be incorporated in lifestyle, we need to tell kids about the importance of Yoga," he said.</p>.<p>"Yoga is not about religion, caste, politics... Please keep it away from these...Yoga will bring in unity, peace, harmony, and health in the world," he added.</p>
<p>Yoga guru and Ayurveda proponent Baba Ramdev on Wednesday demanded life imprisonment for those found guilty of adulterating food and manufacturing spurious medicines.</p>.<p>"This is one of the most heinous forms of crime," Baba Ramdev, who was speaking on exercises and nutrition, told reporters at Mantralaya, the state secretariat here.</p>.<p>On the International Yoga Day on June 21, Baba Ramdev would be in Nanded for a Yoga initiative, which would be attended by 1.5 lakh people and even Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would be performing Yoga with Ramdev.</p>.<p>"Recently, I heard that in China a man was hanged to death for adulteration... I must say, we should make a beginning... If not capital punishment, we must award life imprisonment in cases involving food adulteration and the making of spurious medicines," Ramdev said.</p>.<p>The ambassador of Yoga said that there should be zero tolerance against adulteration.</p>.<p>Baba Ramdev said that there are instances where people were caught doing 'milavat' (adultration) and making 'nakli' (spurious) medicines.</p>.<p>"These people should not be spared," he said, adding that such products affect the human body and can be fatal in the long run.</p>.<p>"Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak had said 'swaraj is my birthright'... I say 'health is my birthright'... Health is as important as anything else," he noted.</p>.<p>Ramdev expressed concern over the increasing number of Indians suffering from diabetes, blood pressure, stress, anxiety, and obesity.</p>.<p>"This is a grave concern... Fitness has to be incorporated in lifestyle, we need to tell kids about the importance of Yoga," he said.</p>.<p>"Yoga is not about religion, caste, politics... Please keep it away from these...Yoga will bring in unity, peace, harmony, and health in the world," he added.</p>