IMA meet condemned the incidences in UP

Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:16 PM

ESMA on the doctor is shameful 

Ludhiana: 6 March 2014: (Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen):

Doctors of IMA Ludhiana assembled at IMA House, BRS Nagar today to protest against the unprecedented violence against the medical fraternity at Kanpur as per the directions of National IMA HQ, New Delhi.

Large Numbers of doctors from Clinics, Nursing Homes and Hospitals were present in the meeting. Some hospitals sent their representatives. The meeting condemned the incidences in Kanpur and elsewhere. There was complete failure of administration and atrocities were committed against the innocent students and doctors at the behest of a communal & corrupt politician, aided and abetted by the district administration & police force represented by SSP Kanpur.

The administration has imposed ESMA on the doctor, which is shameful.

The meeting also condemned the happenings in Talwanddi Sabo, where the doctor was arrested under section 304 without constituting the board of experts, thus violating the Supreme Court orders. There was no case registered against the culprits who ransacked the hospital and manhandled staff against Punjab Medicare Protection Act 2010. The hooliganism and ransacking of property at DEV Hospital Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana after the death of a new born baby and no registration of the case against the culprits under the said act, was also condemned. The members asked the authorities to immediately quashing of FIR against Dr. Dinesh Bansal & registration of criminal cases against the culprits at Ludhiana & Talwanddi Sabo. The IMA may go to court if the demands are not met against the concerned persons.

Later all the members went to Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, where the meeting of the Principal, Staff and students was being held. They expressed their solidarity with the students and thanked the Principal Dr. Daljit Singh & Dr. Sanjeev Uppal for observing OPD bandh.

Dr. R K Sharma President IMA Ludhiana stressed the need for strengthening of IMA.

Dr. Manoj Kumar Sobti President IMA Punjab discussed the various issues concerning doctors in Punjab.

Dr. Arun Mitra, Dr. Narjit Kaur, Dr. Avinash Jindal, Dr. Deepak Parasher, Dr. Ajit Singh Chawla, Dr. Anakhvir Gill, Dr. D S Batth and others expressed their views.

However the strike was called off considering the decision of the High Court & unconditional release of 24 medical students by Uttar Pardesh Government.