Patna, (Bihar Times): The junior doctors of the Patna
Medical College Hospital relented a bit. On Friday
they decided to join the emergency services, but only
for 24 hours. Thus it is for the first time that the
junior doctors joined the duty after June 5 incident
in which three Press photographers were alleged to be
bashed up by them on the PMCH campus.
Though their next line of action could not yet be
known it is said that the division within the rank of
senior doctors, after the state government’s tough
stand, compelled the juniors to budge. It needs to be
mentioned that the state government rejected the
two-day mass casual leave and told the senior doctors
laud and clear that it would amount to break in
service.
Meanwhile, the health department is reported to have
initiated departmental proceedings against the former
principal of the Patna Medical College Hospital, Dr R
K P Singh. He had been charged with negligence of duty
and delay in furnishing name of doctors, who were on
duty at the central emergency and also allegedly
involved in assaulting Press photographers on June 5.
