Govt should pay stipend to JJM Medical College students: Shamanur Shivashankarappa
He also alleged that BJP leaders are making false statements by saying that the management would give stipend. He also suggested students carry on their strike till they get their stipend.;
Davanagere - Reacting to the indefinite strike by PG students and house surgeons of JJM Medical college demanding the release of stipend of 16 months, MLA and the College Management Honorary Secretary Shamanur Shivashankarappa made it clear that the management is not responsible and will not be able to give stipend as it is the responsibility of the government to do so since the students have been selected under government quota.
Congress veteran and senior-most leader speaking to newsmen responded to the students who met him at his residence at MCC block in the city on Wednesday. He said "they (PG students) are all rank students and selected under government quota. It is the duty of the government to give stipend.
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"Our 80 doctors of the college are serving in District Covid-19 hospital and we are paying salary to them. Besides, we are providing a grant of Rs 2 crore a year for medical facilities in the hospital. The government used to give a stipend to PG students and house surgeons. Since one year, it is not giving to them," he alleged.
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