Bowing Down to Protests WB Govt Transfers 3 Officials of Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital

Kolkata: Bowing down to the demands of agitating junior doctors protesting against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee, the West Bengal government removed three senior officials of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital,.

As per the demand of the junior doctors, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital’s former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, who was shifted to Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital as its principal, was also removed from that position, said West Bengal Health Secretary NS Nigam.

Apart from it, three senior officials of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) were transferred to various state-run health facilities.

As per the government order on Wednesday evening, Prof (Dr) Bulbul Mukhopadhyay, the Medical Superintendent and Vice Principal of the RG Kar MCH, was replaced by Saptarshi Chatterjee with immediate effect.

Manas Kumar Bandopadhyay was named the new principal of RGKMCH, replacing Suhrita Paul, who was made the principal of the Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital.

RGKMCH’s chest medicine department head Arunabha Datta Chaudhuri was transferred to the Malda Medical College and Hospital, according to the order.

“As per demands of the junior doctors, we are bringing in some changes for which we have no objection. We want normalcy to be back and health care services to be regularised. Security arrangements have also been enhanced,” Nigam told reporters.

The junior doctors of RGKMCH are on cease work agitation since August 9 evening.