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I am not sure about the numbers who took to the streets to protest, but who ever took to the streets did not do so merely for the dissolution of MCI. I do not think that there are too many supporters for MCI out there. They all took to the streets because there is no safety for doctors in India. Doctors get beaten up too often in India. I am not sure whether it is the case in any other country in the world. We need a lot of introspection here!
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27 November 2016
Venkatesh Chandrasekaran
Assistant Professor of Paediatrics
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)
The Medical Council of India may have many deficits that need to be amended or abolished and new things added, but what is the justification for changing the name? Changing names only adds to the confusion and resentment. It wastes precious money that could be spent in better ways. No developing country can afford to waste money on name changes.
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24 November 2016
Sukhbindar Sibia
Consultant physician
Dr R S Bhatia
Sibia Medical Centre
Sibia Medical Centre, B XIX - 568 A and 573, Civil Lines, Ludhiana 141001 Punjab, India
Re: Doctors protest against bill to dissolve the Medical Council of India
I am not sure about the numbers who took to the streets to protest, but who ever took to the streets did not do so merely for the dissolution of MCI. I do not think that there are too many supporters for MCI out there. They all took to the streets because there is no safety for doctors in India. Doctors get beaten up too often in India. I am not sure whether it is the case in any other country in the world. We need a lot of introspection here!
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