TS govt threatens to debar striking medicos
HYDERABAD: With the protesting medicos, whose strike reached 23rd day, adamant on their demands, the State government on Tuesday issued a stern warning and threatened to debar the students, if they do not resume duties immediately.
Apart from debarring the junior doctors, the government also said the period of protest would be considered absent and the Judas would not be paid stipend.
As the talks with the Judas did not materialise in ending the protest, Director of Medical Education Putta Srinivas came up with the stern warning asking the students to mend their ways or face the music. 'The government has agreed to all their demands except the demand to scrap the compulsory rural service,' he said.
'Previously, a junior doctor had to attend three compulsory government training services, one after the MBBS, one after MS or MD and the last one after the super speciality course.
However, during their protest in 2012, they have submitted a petition asking the government to change it from three years to one year, which was sanctioned.' They are now asking for scrapping the one-year service too, he said.
He said GO 107 of 2013 mandates the compulsory rural service to all the junior doctors. He also condemned continued strike. 'This is not the first time they are protesting. In 2012, they protested for 55 days on a stretch without considering the needs of the patients. This cannot be tolerated and hence we have decided to take it seriously,' he said.
He cautioned: 'We will not even think twice before debarring them under the Essential Services Maintainance Act (ESMA)'. The DME requested the students coming from other states not to take part in the protests and if they do so, they will not mind terminating their commitment here.
Although no particular deadline has been issued by the government, the DME said stren action would be taken immediately if the mediocs do not stop the protests.
News Posted: 22 October, 2014
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