BJP led Haryana govt to give cabinet minister status to the Yoga performer Baba Ramdev

Haryana govt to give cabinet minister status to Ramdev
PTI | Apr 13, 2015, 06.55 PM IST

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CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government today decided to give "status equivalent to Cabinet Minister" to Ramdev, who has been appointed as the state's brand ambassador to promote yoga and ayurveda.

"Ramdev, Brand Ambassador for promotion of yoga and ayurveda in Haryana, will be given status equivalent to Cabinet Minister," Haryana's Health and Sports Minister, Anil Vij tweeted today.

Vij had earlier said a herbal forest would be developed in the state where plants of thousands of species of ayurvedic herbs would be grown under the supervision of Ramdev.
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