West Bengal Medical Council Registrar removed amid allegations of Illegal Appointment

Published On 2024-11-21 06:37 GMT | Update On 2024-11-21 06:37 GMT

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Kolkata: In a significant administrative move, the West Bengal health department has removed Manas Chakraborty from his position as registrar of the state Medical Council due to concerns over the legality of his appointment.

The department has also asked Council Chairman Sudipto Roy to appoint another official in the post.

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According to the PTI report, the order read, "It has been brought to the notice of the State Government that Manas Chakraborty has been appointed as Registrar to West Bengal Medical Council on re-employment since 01.11.2019 without previous sanction of the government."

Several associations of doctors have lodged written complaints to the state health department demanding Chakraborty's removal from the position alleging that the appointment was "illegal".

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that accusing the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) of being the epicentre of corruption and the origin of threat culture, senior doctors alongside a section of the public, gheraoed the council office in Salt Lake. It was reported that the Joint Platform of Doctors called upon senior doctors to join the protest in front of the West Bengal Medical Council's office. They were seeking justice for the postgraduate medical student who was allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

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Kajal Rajput

Kajal Rajput joined Medical Dialogues as an Correspondent for the Latest Health News Section in 2019. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Arts from University of Delhi. She manly covers all the updates in health news, hospitals, doctors news, government policies and Health Ministry. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751

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West Bengal Medical Council Registrar removed amid allegations of Illegal Appointment

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