The newly appointed principal of RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital, Suhrita Paul, has been faraway from her publish. The federal government’s transfer got here after a delegation of scholars met officers on the Swasthya Bhavan.
The medical college students had held a footmarch from the CGO Complicated (CBI workplace) to Swasthya Bhavan and demanded that the brand new principal be eliminated. The protesting docs had seconded the demand.
Her switch is seen as a conciliatory gesture on a part of the federal government, which had appointed the well being ministry official to the publish on August 12 – the day it additionally transferred RG Kar’s Sandip Ghosh to the premier Calcutta’s Nationwide Medical Faculty.
That latter transfer had backfired, with stern criticism coming from the Calcutta Excessive Court docket, escalation of pupil protests that began over the rape-murder of a younger physician on August 9 and drawing the eye of the Supreme Court docket.
Like Sandip Ghosh on the Nationwide Medical Faculty, Suhrita Paul didn’t acquire acceptance of the protesting college students and simply three days after the appointment, had a face-off with them.
After the midnight vandalism on the hospital on August 15, Suhrita Paul misplaced her cool with the scholars. Because the protesting docs demanded that she take instant motion concerning the midnight mob assault and meet the scholars’ calls for, Ms Paul retorted, “If you cannot belief me for one hour then ship me residence additionally”.
The reference was to the destiny of her predecessor Sandip Ghosh, who has been despatched on a protracted depart by the Calcutta Excessive Court docket, which was livid over his new posting lower than 12 hours after his resignation.
“I would like one hour to do some official work. It’s essential consider me, I will not go. It’s important to consider me. If you cannot consider me then do not count on something from me,” Suhrita Paul had stated.
The protesting docs have made it clear that they don’t seem to be keen to relent until their calls for are met.
