Plaint against Rampurhat Med College princi, 2 others
Times of India | 29 September 2024
Kolkata: Levelling allegations of ‘threat culture’, the junior doctors and students of Rampurhat Medical College have lodged a complaint against its principal, a present faculty member and a former dean with the director of medical education (DME).
They alleged that a ‘threat culture’ was prevalent on the college campus and the situation turned worse after the principal, Karabi Baral, took charge.
They alleged that Baral had patronised the likes of Avik De and Aniket Ganguly, against whom allegations of running a ‘threat culture’ syndicate had been raised.
The junior doctors also alleged that Baral was hand in glove with De in manipulating marks to favour TMCP students close to De. The principal has also been accused of facilitating entry of outsiders like De, Ganguly, Birupaksha Biswas, Sourav Paul and Mustafizur Rehman to the campus. All these five names have turned synonymous with the ‘North Bengal lobby’.
Swarup Saha, assistant professor of anatomy, has been accused of similar charges. Former faculty member, Kausik Kar, who is serving as joint DME at Swasthya Bhawan, has been accused of manipulating examinations during his stint as dean of students’ affairs at the college.