Goa CM overturns health min's order to suspend doctor as video sparks row

A time aft Goa wellness curate Vishwajit Rane directed the suspension of a elder doc astatine Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), main curate Pramod Sawant said connected Sunday that the doc would not beryllium suspended. "I person reviewed the contented astatine Goa Medical College and held discussions with the wellness minister. I privation to guarantee the radical of Goa that Dr Rudresh Kurtikar volition not beryllium suspended," the main curate posted connected X.

He added, "The authorities authorities and our dedicated aesculapian squad stay afloat committed to ensuring the highest standards of healthcare for each citizen. We besides admit the tireless efforts and invaluable work of our doctors, who proceed to prevention lives." A video showing wellness curate Rane confronting a elder doc astatine GMCH during a astonishment sojourn went viral. The incidental reportedly happened aft Rane received a ailment that a doc was refusing to dainty a diligent and had spoken improperly. The doc successful the video was Dr Rudresh, Chief Medical Officer of GMCH. In the video, Rane is heard saying, “You larn to power your tongue. You are a doctor. Don’t unit maine to act.

Keep your hands retired (of your pockets) erstwhile you are lasting successful beforehand of me. I mostly don’t suffer my cool, but you person to behave yourself. However loaded (burdened) you whitethorn be, you volition speech decently to the patients and usher the patients… Remove the disguise erstwhile I americium speaking to you.”

Rane past directed the aesculapian superintendent to suspend the doctor, saying, "…Kick him retired of here." He continued, "You are not authorised to talk erstwhile I americium speaking.

You get retired of here. You are a doc to service the poor. I americium suspending you… You conscionable recognize 1 thing, you are dealing with me. First, larn to unopen up erstwhile I americium talking to you. You tin beryllium anything. You privation to record a case, spell and record a case, but I americium telling you, you are suspended." Later connected Saturday evening, Rane spoke to the media and said, "Yes, arsenic the wellness minister, I did intervene and I judge that my code and words could person been much measured. I americium not supra reflection oregon criticism. I instrumentality afloat work for however I communicated, and I guarantee you specified an attack volition not beryllium repeated." "However, what I volition not apologise for is lasting up for a diligent who was denied care," helium added.