CMCH row: Health department urges students to lift agitation

Kolkata: The state Health department has urged the agitating medical students of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) to end the 12-day long stir, assuring them all sorts of cooperation.

In a press statement issued by the Director of Medical Education (DME), Prof Dr Debashis Bhattacharrya, the students taking part in the symbolic hunger-strike for the last few days have been requested to lift their agitation and advised to take care of their health. He also assured the students that appropriate measures are being taken to renovate the hostel rooms.

"Some students of CMCH resorted to symbolic hunger-strike over new hostel accommodation. The college council has consistently requested them to withdraw the strike and take care of their health," press note issued by Dr Bhattacharrya stated.

He reminded the students that they are a part and parcel of the hospital and it is a place to provide health services to people. "I request the students to withdraw their symbolic strike, return to academics and see that health services to people are not hampered. I further assure the students that appropriate measures are being taken to improve and renovate the hostel rooms," Dr Bhattacharrya said.

Meanwhile, it may be stated that the CMCH authorities were looking into various options where it would be possible to accommodate the medical students from the second and third year in the new hostel building on the basis of the availability. The authorities may discuss the issue with the Health department in this regard.

Some of the MBBS students from the second and third year of CMCH started a hunger-strike on July 10 with a demand of allotment of rooms in the new hostel building where the first year MBBS students have been accommodated. Some of the junior doctors and interns at CMCH extended their moral support to the movement.

Students demanded that they must be given accommodated in the new hostel rooms. They also alleged that the hostel rooms, where they currently stay, lack basic infrastructure.

Some of the students have fallen ill due to the hunger-strike. On Saturday, another student was admitted to the hospital after he fell seriously ill.

The principal of CMCH Uchhal Bhadra was admitted to SSKM Hospital on last Tuesday after he was allegedly heckled by some of the agitating students.

Prof Dr Ashoke Bhadra is working as the acting Principal of CMCH. The agitating students also threatened to continue the demonstration as the college council denied to give written assurances new hostel rooms.

Kolkata: The state Health department has urged the agitating medical students of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) to end the 12-day long stir, assuring them all sorts of cooperation.

In a press statement issued by the Director of Medical Education (DME), Prof Dr Debashis Bhattacharrya, the students taking part in the symbolic hunger-strike for the last few days have been requested to lift their agitation and advised to take care of their health. He also assured the students that appropriate measures are being taken to renovate the hostel rooms.

"Some students of CMCH resorted to symbolic hunger-strike over new hostel accommodation. The college council has consistently requested them to withdraw the strike and take care of their health," press note issued by Dr Bhattacharrya stated.

He reminded the students that they are a part and parcel of the hospital and it is a place to provide health services to people. "I request the students to withdraw their symbolic strike, return to academics and see that health services to people are not hampered. I further assure the students that appropriate measures are being taken to improve and renovate the hostel rooms," Dr Bhattacharrya said.

Meanwhile, it may be stated that the CMCH authorities were looking into various options where it would be possible to accommodate the medical students from the second and third year in the new hostel building on the basis of the availability. The authorities may discuss the issue with the Health department in this regard.

Some of the MBBS students from the second and third year of CMCH started a hunger-strike on July 10 with a demand of allotment of rooms in the new hostel building where the first year MBBS students have been accommodated. Some of the junior doctors and interns at CMCH extended their moral support to the movement.

Students demanded that they must be given accommodated in the new hostel rooms. They also alleged that the hostel rooms, where they currently stay, lack basic infrastructure.

Some of the students have fallen ill due to the hunger-strike. On Saturday, another student was admitted to the hospital after he fell seriously ill.

The principal of CMCH Uchhal Bhadra was admitted to SSKM Hospital on last Tuesday after he was allegedly heckled by some of the agitating students.

Prof Dr Ashoke Bhadra is working as the acting Principal of CMCH. The agitating students also threatened to continue the demonstration as the college council denied to give written assurances new hostel rooms.