NEW DELHI: The Federation of All India Medical Affiliation (FAIMA) on Sunday wrote to Indian Medical Affiliation requesting the medical physique to “rethink” Ketan Desai‘s function because the chief patron at IMA. It raised issues about electoral integrity and alleged corruption inside the affiliation.
“Because the Chief Election Commissioner, we urge you to analyze these issues totally and take quick motion to rectify any irregularities.Moreover, we consider it’s crucial to rethink Dr Ketan Desai’s function as Chief Patron to protect the integrity of the IMA,” the letter learn.
Desai was arrested by the CBI in 2010, who was then the president of Medical Council of India, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 crore to grant recognition to a medical school in Punjab.
In 2016, he was elected because the president of World Medical Affiliation after IMA knowledgeable the medical physique that each one fees towards Desai had been withdrawn.
Additional, FAIMA stated within the letter that the governing physique had grow to be conscious that vital sums of cash had been collected from members for nominations, but many key positions had been crammed with none election, as they had been unopposed.
“Because the Chief Election Commissioner, we urge you to analyze these issues totally and take quick motion to rectify any irregularities,” it stated.
“Because the Chief Election Commissioner, we urge you to analyze these issues totally and take quick motion to rectify any irregularities.Moreover, we consider it’s crucial to rethink Dr Ketan Desai’s function as Chief Patron to protect the integrity of the IMA,” the letter learn.
Desai was arrested by the CBI in 2010, who was then the president of Medical Council of India, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 crore to grant recognition to a medical school in Punjab.
In 2016, he was elected because the president of World Medical Affiliation after IMA knowledgeable the medical physique that each one fees towards Desai had been withdrawn.
Additional, FAIMA stated within the letter that the governing physique had grow to be conscious that vital sums of cash had been collected from members for nominations, but many key positions had been crammed with none election, as they had been unopposed.
“Because the Chief Election Commissioner, we urge you to analyze these issues totally and take quick motion to rectify any irregularities,” it stated.
Earlier, Dr Sandip Ghosh, the previous principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, was suspended from the IMA on August 22, amidst an ongoing CBI investigation towards him.
