Revoke suspension of Dr Kafeel Khan: Indian Academy of Pediatrics appeals UP govt
Uttar Pradesh: Following the case of alleged misconduct and negligence in duty against Dr. Kafeel Khan, the Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), the largest body of pediatricians in India has recently released a statement supporting the doctor.
Previously, the Medical Dialogues team reported that Dr. Kafeel Khan was suspended from Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College after several children died there in 2017, due to the lack of oxygen cylinders at the government hospital.
A departmental inquiry later cleared Khan of most of the charges, but he found himself in trouble for an allegedly provocative speech in Aligarh over the amended citizenship law again. He was condemned and arrested and he had been in jail since January after he delivered the speech during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) last December. Ordering his release, the Allahabad High Court said the speech didn't promote hatred or violence and gave a call for the national unit.
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