Suspended principal of BRD medical college receives support from IMA

The suspended principal of the Gorakhpur BRD Medical College, Dr Rajeev Misra, on Sunday received support from the Indian Medical Association that criticised the Uttar Pradesh government to single out the doctor for punishment.
 
“The suspension of the principal of the medical college should be revoked and all attempts should be made to control the crisis so that no further deaths take place,” IMA, India's largest association of doctors, said in a statement.
 
“Suspension of the principal alone is wrong. If you're suspending him, then suspend the local administration too and ban the company. Payments are a major issue and must be made on time,” said IMA president Dr K K Agarwal
 
Following the tragedy in which more than 60 children died, the Uttar Pradesh government suspended Dr Misra, who later resigned and blamed the red tapes for delayed payment to the oxygen supply firm that cut the supply.
 
On Sunday Dr Kafeel Khan, the nodal officer for the department of paediatrics at the BRD medical college, was also removed by the state government.