Ramdev calls Congress members homosexuals
The yoga guru said that the Congress is supporting homosexuality and Section 377 as most of its members are gay.
The yoga guru said that the Congress is supporting homosexuality and Section 377 as most of its members are gay.
Last week, welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict holding consensual sex between adults of the same gender an offence, Ramdev said homosexuality is just a bad affliction and added that yoga can cure it.
Last week, welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict holding consensual sex between adults of the same gender an offence, Ramdev said homosexuality is just a bad affliction and added that yoga can cure it.
"Homosexuality is not genetic. If our parents were homosexuals, then we would not have been born. So it's unnatural," Ramdev said.
He further invited the gay community to his yoga ashram, saying, "I guarantee to cure them of homosexuality."
He also questioned the contribution of the gay community to streams like science and economics and said that he would pray that all the journalists present at the press conference would not 'turn' into homosexuals.
This came after the Apex Court reinstated ban on gay sex in India, following a four-year period of decriminalisation that had helped bring homosexuality out into the open.
In 2009, the Delhi High Court ruled unconstitutional a section of the Indian Penal Code dating back to 1860 that prohibits "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal" and lifted the ban for consenting adults.
The Supreme Court threw out that decision, saying only Parliament could change Section 377 of the IPC, widely interpreted to refer to homosexuality. Violation of the law can be punished with 10 years to life in jail.
The move shocked rights activists around the world, who had expected the court simply to rubber-stamp the earlier ruling. In recent years, India's Supreme Court has made progressive rulings on several issues such as prisoners' rights and child labour.
Meanwhile, Ramdev also targeted the Aam Aadmi Party and its election symbol saying that Parliament also requires two or three sweepers.
He further invited the gay community to his yoga ashram, saying, "I guarantee to cure them of homosexuality."
He also questioned the contribution of the gay community to streams like science and economics and said that he would pray that all the journalists present at the press conference would not 'turn' into homosexuals.
This came after the Apex Court reinstated ban on gay sex in India, following a four-year period of decriminalisation that had helped bring homosexuality out into the open.
In 2009, the Delhi High Court ruled unconstitutional a section of the Indian Penal Code dating back to 1860 that prohibits "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal" and lifted the ban for consenting adults.
The Supreme Court threw out that decision, saying only Parliament could change Section 377 of the IPC, widely interpreted to refer to homosexuality. Violation of the law can be punished with 10 years to life in jail.
The move shocked rights activists around the world, who had expected the court simply to rubber-stamp the earlier ruling. In recent years, India's Supreme Court has made progressive rulings on several issues such as prisoners' rights and child labour.
Meanwhile, Ramdev also targeted the Aam Aadmi Party and its election symbol saying that Parliament also requires two or three sweepers.
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