Reinstate Dr Ahangar or face agitation: Medico body

Srinagar: Doctors in Kashmir today threatened valley-wide strike if the government does not reinstate director of premier hospital SKIMS who was removed following a sting operation by a private TV channel or explain reasons for his removal.

On January 6, the Jammu and Kashmir government attached, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) director A G Ahangar to the General Administration Department and placed under suspension three senior doctors for allegedly violating the ban on private practice, which was purportedly shown by the sting operation.

“We will have to go on a strike all over Kashmir if he (Ahangar) is not reinstated or a logical explanation is not given by the government for his removal,” Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) General Secretary Owais Ahmad told reporters.

He said the DAK supported the strike by the Resident Doctors Association SKIMS and would chalk out the future strategy after a meeting of the SKIMS governing body, which is headed by chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, in Jammu.

On the occasion, Mir Mushtaq, spokesman of Jammu and Kashmir Doctors Coordination Committee (JKDCC), an amalgam of various doctors associations in the state, said while they fully supported the government over suspending three doctors for violation of rules, Ahangar’s attachment was an “unprecedented” and “uncalled” for.

PTI

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.