MYSURU/BENGALURU:
Following an appeal by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, government doctors in Mysuru have called off their 2-day strike but will continue to wear black armbands to work. The development follows the suicide of Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer Dr Nagendra, allegedly due to harassment by higher-ups.
On Sunday, the doctors’ representative Dr Devi Anand told the media that nodal officers should be from the health department, not KAS or IAS officers.
Minister’s take
Meanwhile, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar, taking a hard line on the issue, reportedly said (only) people who can take work pressure should be in the government
Earlier, the minister tweeted that the government was not trying to shield any official. “After the investigation, we will know the truth,” he said.
ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ವೈದ್ಯರು ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಅರಿವಿದೆ. ಸನ್ಮಾನ್ಯ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶ್ರೀ @BSYBJP ಅವರು ವೈದ್ಯರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಗೆಹರಿಸುವ ಭರವಸೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ನೆನ್ನೆ ಕರೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ಮುಷ್ಕರ ವಾಪಸ್ ಪಡೆದಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ವೈದ್ಯಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಸಂಘಕ್ಕೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) August 23, 2020
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