Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 13: Dental Surgeons Associations (DSA) today continued its dharna for the 13th consecutive day at Ambphalla Chowk, here.
Meanwhile, female dental surgeons also started their chain hunger strike at the same venue.
Raising slogans, the unemployed dental surgeons were demanding jobs and a separate Directorate for Dental Health.
President of the association, Dr Asif Iqbal Choudhary questioned the State Government for its ill and arrogant attitude towards the fulfillment of genuine demands.
He added that the after the completion of BDS there is no scope for post graduation as only 12 seats are available in the State for pursuing PG course that too in Government Dental College Srinagar. There is no employment opportunity in the State as last PSC recruitment for dental surgeons was conducted in 2008, he added.
Dr Choudhary said that if the demands of unemployed dental surgeons are not redressed at the earliest then agitation will take a very serious and harsh nature and Government will be responsible for any uneventful step taken by the unemployed dental surgeons.
He also stated that their agitation will not be called off till their demands are fulfilled by the Government.
He demanded complete absorption of unemployed dental youth, recruitment of dental surgeons on every year basis and establishment of Directorate for Dental Health in the State.
Disclosing that a peaceful march rally will be organized by the Association at 1.30 pm from Ambphalla Chowk, he appealed all the unemployed dental surgeons to join the march rally to exert pressure on the Government.
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