Chandigarh: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has stirred up a controversy saying that he respects the law of the land otherwise would behead those who refuse to chant “Bharat Mata ki Jai”.

“This country has a law, otherwise let alone one, we can behead lakhs. But we respect this country’s law and Constitution. Otherwise if anybody disrespects Bharat Mata, we have the capability of beheading not one but thousands and lakhs,” he said.

He was speaking at a Sadbhavna rally was organised by the RSS to restore peace, harmony and brotherhood in Haryana which was witness to violence in February in the wake of the Jat reservation agitation.

Baba Ramdev said that chanting “Bharat Mata ki Jai” had nothing to do with religious beliefs.

The opposition attacked the government and its supporters for trying to define what equal patriotism.

Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS chief had urged that the country’s youth should be taught to chant “Bharat Mata ki Jai” to instill patriotism.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had asked people to leave India if they can’t praise their motherland.