While the deposition of Prof Hota before the Committee remained inconclusive on the day, it (Committee) recorded the verbal and written statements of all the complainants, who are all senior residents of Urology department, said the medical college principal Dr Siddharth Das adding that the Committee is likely to submit its report to the Principal tomorrow.
The striking doctors had alleged that Hota was forcing them to treat and take care of patients in his private clinic located in the city.
By misusing his position, power and influence in the corridors of power, Hota had been spreading anarchy in the hospital and if any of the PG students expressed reluctance to follow his diktat, then the concerned student was threatened of getting adverse marks in the practical examinations, the junior doctors alleged saying he had been doing this for past several years.
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We will continue our agitation till our grievances are genuinely addressed, said Junior Doctor Association general secretary Dr Phanindra Swain.
Meanwhile, the hospital authorities claimed that the healthcare facilities have not been affected till date for the ongoing cease-work strike by the junior doctors.
Alternative arrangements have been made temporarily to ensure that the patients do not suffer due to the strike by the junior doctors, said Hospital in-charge superintendent Dr P K Nanda.
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