'We need Health Minister
not a Monster'
Doctors’ march declared illegal
3/16/2015
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, March 16: On one
hand the doctors across Jammu and Kashmir have been extending full support to
Dr. Gurmeet Kour, who had raised a banner of revolt against the alleged
misbehavior by Health and Medical Education Minister Choudhary Lal Singh but
quite contrary to it, Principal GMC has openly come in support of Minister,
declaring the proposed strike of doctors illegal.
It could also be called
the helplessness on part of Principal Government Medical College and Hospital
Jammu, who declared doctors' strike illegal but to utter surprise of Principal
the defiant doctors staged protest demonstration in favour of Gurmeet Kour.
The junior doctors
association went ahead with proposed protest, from GMC hospital to Civil
Secretariat Jammu, to show its solitary with Gurmeet Kour, who decided to take
on powerful politicians like Ch Lal Singh with only aim to restore her dignity.
But the defiant Lal Singh is yet to budge and accept his fault. Singh tried to
justify his comment at various forums under the garb of "discipline"
and setting the doctor's house in order.
Dr. Gurmeet Kour and
around 60 to 70 junior doctors assembled in the premises of GMC hospital under
the banner of Resident Doctors Association (RDA) Jammu and started protest
march raising slogans "Beti Padhao Beti Bachao", We need Health
Minister not a Monster" against the Lal Singh. The protest march, which
moving toward Civil Secretariat, was stopped near Meshpura Chowk by large posse
of Jammu and Kashmir Police, who were deployed from Civil Secretariat to GMC
Jammu.
During protest, they
demanded removal of Choudhary Lal Singh as Minister for Health and also
demanded security to on duty doctors in the hospitals.
Reliable Sources told
Early Times that on Monday a meeting was held in GMC hospital Jammu and in
which it was decided to stop the protest or peacefully march on the pretext of
affidavit, which was submitted by intern, to appease the Minister reportedly.
Principal of GMC hospital
Jammu Dr Ganshyam Dev Gupta confirmed that as per state government order the
doctors could not go for strike, protest and other activities which is against
the rules. "When the intern doctors join the hospital, they also file
affidavits in which they affirm that intern couldn't go for any activities
which is against government rules, "he claimed.
On being asked about
doctors' protest against the minster, he replied, we would see the entire
matter and the action would be taken if required.
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