8/21/2016
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 21: Virtually upset over alleged
"notoriety" gained in past few months due to alleged misdeeds, the
Principal of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu is reportedly in process of
becoming a "dictator", for which he wants 'wanton powers' of debarring
students from the College, invoking ban on their democratic activities and even
ruining their career, junior doctors have alleged.
However, the GMC administration claimed that the
proposed steps have been taken, keeping in view the patient care as well as
smooth functioning of GMCH Jammu and its associated hospitals and emergency
services.
On Saturday, the administration of GMC&H and its
associated called a meeting in the premises of GMC and discussed various issues
regarding strike by junior doctors and smooth functioning of the hospital and
its associated hospitals.
The copy of minutes of meetings reads as,
"administratively ban may be invoked against any such illegal activity
uncalled for strikes by Junior doctors, Suo-motto powers may be granted by the
college Council to Principal/Dean to correspond with Vice Chancellor University
of Jammu to seek authorization by Principal/Dean to have the power to debar any
Post Graduate student on the recommendations of respective HOD for 6 months in
case they indulge in any illegal/un lawful; strike and third one is introducing
in the experience certificate provision of adding one sentence that the said
doctors was not or was involved in any demonstration or illegal strike during
the tenure.
Such recommendations have virtually put a question mark
on democratic rights granted by constitution and rulebook of the institution.
Slamming the callous attitude of administration of
GMC&H for its failure to solve and meet the needs of working junior doctors
in these hospitals, a group of junior doctors wishing anonymity said, "We
are living in democratic country and like others people of the
country-Constitution of India grants right to every citizen of the India for
it-- to raise their issues by holding peaceful protest but it seems the
Principal is in process of becoming dictator by issuing above said three
recommendations".
They further said that they were deeply pained by the
inconvenience meted out the patients due to strike. "But we had not gone
on strike willingly but were compelled to do so due to treatment of higher ups,
"they said.
Have we got no rights to raise our problems like other
common citizens raise?. Are there different laws and rules for us and for
common man?, said angry doctors. "Why GMC administration is making its own
rules by ignoring our genuine demands. Before going on strike, we approached
the administration but it did not pay any heed towards our pleas," they
alleged, adding that higher officials and government should take action against
the administration for such acts.
Though, officials of the hospital claimed that the
steps are being taken to streamline the functioning of hospital and college, so
that patients care in future will not be hit.
Junior doctors have to understand that the strike
always affects patient care and patients have to move to other hospitals. As we
are government employees, we have to obey rules and regulations of the hospital
strictly so that better health care facilities can be provided to poor
patients, a senior official claimed.
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