Authorities of Banaras Hindu University have constituted a two-member inquiry committee to investigate the corruption charges levelled by the resident doctors of Institute of Medical Sciences in BHU against the Head of General Medicine Department Dr. NK Singh.The two-member committee, consisting of Prof. VS Jaiswal (Botany Department) and Prof. AK Jain (Economics Department), has started the investigation.
Sources said that the committee had contacted Dr. NK Singh, employees of the medicine department and the resident doctors to elicit information regarding ‘corruption’ in the department, as part of the investigation. The committee will submit its report within five weeks.
It may be noted that the resident doctors of IMS-BHU had launched a 10-day ‘non co-operation movement of medical students against corruption’ under the banner of Resident Doctors Association against the alleged involvement of Dr. NK Singh in ‘corrupt’ practices.
The agitated resident doctors had met BHU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Panjab Singh and IMS Director Prof. Gajendra Singh to get Dr. NK Singh removed from his post. They had also gone on a relay hunger strike to voice their concern against corrupt practices in Sir Sunderlal Hospital of BHU. The 10-day-long strike was called off on February 3.
However, the resident doctors are not satisfied with the way the inquiry is going on. “We are not satisfied with the way the inquiry is going on”, said Dr. Vikram Singh, who had raised the banner of protest against corrupt practices, adding, “the committee members are investigating us in such a manner as if we are involved in corruption”. Despite repeated attempts, IMS Director Prof. Gajendra Singh could not be reached for his comments.
However, the resident doctors are not satisfied with the way the inquiry is going on. “We are not satisfied with the way the inquiry is going on”, said Dr. Vikram Singh, who had raised the banner of protest against corrupt practices, adding, “the committee members are investigating us in such a manner as if we are involved in corruption”. Despite repeated attempts, IMS Director Prof. Gajendra Singh could not be reached for his comments.