Members of the Forum for Ganjam and many other social organisations on Friday held a bike rally under the name ‘MKCG Bachao’ to press for fulfilment of various demands, including filling up of vacant doctor and nurse posts, in the MKCG Medical College Hospital.
Besides the forum, members of the Manav Adhikar Suraksha Manch, Sardar Ballavbhai Patel Bahumukhi Sangha, Jan Jagaran Manch and Bahumukhi Samaj Sangha participated in the rally holding placards. The medical college’s former Principal Dr NC Padhy and forum president Pramod Kumar Sahu launched the rally by garlanding the statue of Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati in the medical premises. The rally moved through the new bus stand, Gali Bazaar, Haridakhandi, Big Bazaar, Sano Bazaar, Hanuman Bazaar, Ramlingam Tank Road, Gandhi Nagar, Bijipur and Gosani Nuagaon and came back to the college gate where a protest meeting was held. The agitators decided to intensify the stir if demands are not met soon.
The other demands include purchase of medical equipments and machineries and streamlining of administrative system in the premier hospital.
Among others, forum coordinator Sudheer Rout, ET Rao, J Suresh, Shyam Sundar Khadanga, Swarajya Subudhi, Manoj Patro, Bahumukhi Sangha president Rama Kumar Patro, Jana Jagaran Manch president Bhikari Behera, Suraksha Manch convenor Abani Kumar Gaya were present.