Accusing the TMC authorities of making an attempt to cowl up within the rape and homicide of a trainee physician at state-run RG Kar Hospital, the BJP on Sunday alleged that the state Well being Division modified the record of medical doctors to be deployed on the Independence Day parade rehearsal to “shield these near former principal Sandip Ghosh”.
BJP chief Jagannath Chattopadhyay stated the state Well being Division in its first order, dated August 8, had named 4 medical doctors to be deployed on the Purple Street for the Independence Day parade rehearsal.
The rape-murder incident befell on August 9. “It was revised/scrapped, and a brand new order was despatched for 34 medical doctors throughout the state, directing them to report at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital at 5.30 am on August 9, as a substitute of SSKM Hospital, which is close to the parade space,” the BJP chief alleged.
The primary order included a correct memo, however the second had an incorrect memo and was a backdated order, the state BJP basic secretary stated. “What made the state Well being Division change the order, and we got here to know that the order was ready after the incident, on a again date, and uploaded on the official web site. In response to the primary order (Memo no- 2344/HF/O/GA/W-85/2022), dated August 8, 4 medical doctors had been deputed for Independence Day parade and rehearsal. For August 9, it talked about that the 4 medical doctors would report at SSKM Hospital after the rehearsal. In the meantime, the second order (Memo no- M/2007 dated August 6) was despatched to 34 medical doctors throughout the state, who had been requested to report at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital at 5.30 am on August 9.
Chattopadhyay claimed that the change was made solely to justify the presence of some medical doctors on the RG Kar Hospital premises on August 9.
“This record additionally had names of medical doctors Avik De and Birupaksha Biswas, who had been already suspended by the Medical Council of India… All these had been made to avoid wasting the gangs of Sandip Ghosh,” the BJP chief stated.
Earlier this week, the Medical Council of India suspended Avik De, a resident medical officer of the radio analysis division at Burdwan Medical Faculty, and Birupaksha Biswas, a senior physician within the pathology division of the identical medical school. The 2 medical doctors are identified to be near Sandip Ghosh and have been accused of threatening medical doctors and junior medical doctors.
“Why after making the second order, the primary intimation went to Chaitali Chakraborty, Particular Commissioner of Well being and Household welfare division. She has a really nearest relative who deputed within the Chief Minister Workplace, that’s the trigger? We want such questions and I’m certain CBI may also examine this,” Chattopadhyay additional stated.
Reacting to the allegations by the BJP, TMC spokesperson Jay Prakash Majumdar stated, “What BJP basic secretary alleged as a substitute of claiming it in entrance of the media, they need to put it right down to the central investigating company, CBI. As a result of, they’re now investigating rape and homicide in addition to corruption at RG Kar medical school and hospital. Why is the BJP taking ache on their shoulders and making doubts as a substitute of giving it to the CBI to get one of the best outcome?”
The well being division declined to touch upon the difficulty.
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