Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 22: Doctors’ Association Kashmir (DAK) and Medical Employees Joint Action Forum (MEJAF) have appealed people to observe complete strike on June 25 against the “inaction” by the Government in the spurious drug scam that surfaced early this year.
DAK has decided all the doctors and paramedical staff of the Valley will wear black badges on the scheduled two-day visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to Kashmir beginning June 25.
DAK Chairman Dr Nisar ul Hassan said that the issue of spurious drugs has been well highlighted by the society with Forum Against Spurious Drugs (FASD) being at the forefront along with Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association.
He said one can’t expect justice in enquiry when the accused is holding the cabinet berth. “Our struggle has been continuing from April this year, and in this regard we have made representations to one and all including the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, but they too maintained silence,” he said.
Dr Hasan said, “if Dr Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi want to give some solace to people of Valley, they must ask the Minister to step down from his Cabinet post till an impartial probe is conducted and suspend all the Purchasing Committee and other board members.”
He also said, “on the arrival of Prime Minister and UPA Chairperson to the Valley, we appeal them to leave their political gains and consider the pain of those mothers whose children have been died because of these fake drugs.”
The MJAF Chairman said that they are being labeled as anti-Indians and the forum was pressurized repeatedly by the higher ups to abstain from raising voice against the drug scam.
“We were supposed to hold a seminar today but the Director Health Services didn’t allow us. Our members are being harassed in various institutes by the people who have been injected to sabotage the movement. Authorities from SKIMS, GMC and other hospitals are threatening our representatives for terminating them from services,” Dr Hassan said.
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