Even as the State Government on Tuesday removed the tainted Professor from the SCB Medical College Hospital, the agitated Junior Doctors here are still undecided whether to launch their cease-work stir from Thursday as planned earlier.
“Our agitation against the Professor is on and the general body would meet on Wednesday evening to chalk out the further course of action”, said a spokesman of the Junior Doctors’ Association here on Tuesday evening against the backdrop of the State Government’s decision to transfer the head of Pathology department Dr Seetakanta Mohapatra.
At least ten women Junior Doctors of the hospital had brought sexual harassment and intimidation allegations against Mohapatra, who has been absconding and incommunicado ever since the allegations were levelled against him a fortnight ago.
Demanding transfer and stringent criminal proceedings against Mohapatra, the Junior Doctors of the are wearing black badges for last two days and had threatened to boycott duties en masse from July 3.
“In view of the allegations brought against Dr Seetakanta Mohapatra, he has been shifted from the medical college and attached to the Health Department here”, informed the State Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Naik in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.
The Minister further added that an in-house committee is probing into the allegations and stringent action would be taken against the Professor if he is found guilty by the committee.
According to reports reaching here, a team of Junior Doctors had gone to meet the Chief Minister in the capital on Tuesday and they were allegedly not allowed to do so.
The team, however, met the twin city Police Commissioner Dr RP Sharma, who assured the Junior Doctors that the police are investigating the case sincerely.
Even as a written complaint was lodged here at the local Mangalabag police station by the victim junior doctors about a fortnight ago, the police have yet to question the tainted professor saying the accused is untraceable and is not staying in his residence.