Telangana: 64 MBBS interns suspended for protest over unpaid stipends; T JUDA slams action, alleges police intimidation
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Junior Doctors Association ( T JUDA ) on Friday condemned the suspension of 64 MBBS interns , who staged a protest over govt-mandated pending stipends, at the Chalmeda Anand Rao Medical College in Karimnagar.
In a notice, the college, a private medical institution, listed the names of 64 interns and stated that the action was based on a disciplinary committee's report. The students were suspended for a week - from July 3 to July 10.
Recently, students of several private medical colleges across the state voiced their concerns regarding the non-payment or below-par payment of monthly stipends. In a statement, the T-JUDA alleged that while the students were protesting peacefully, they were verbally abused, manhandled, and intimidated by a police officer on the campus premises.
In a notice, the college, a private medical institution, listed the names of 64 interns and stated that the action was based on a disciplinary committee's report. The students were suspended for a week - from July 3 to July 10.
Recently, students of several private medical colleges across the state voiced their concerns regarding the non-payment or below-par payment of monthly stipends. In a statement, the T-JUDA alleged that while the students were protesting peacefully, they were verbally abused, manhandled, and intimidated by a police officer on the campus premises.
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