Molestation issue rocks Assembly, Opposition walks out

By admin On Jan 21, 2017

State Times News
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday witnessed uproar and noisy scenes over the issue of molestation of a medical student allegedly by a senior doctor and later staged a walkout in protest against the government’s “failure” to take stern action against the accused.
Congress Legislative Party leader Nawang Rigzin Jora sought a reply on the action taken by the government in the case and why the accused doctor has not been terminated from services.

5,700 Rohingya Muslims in Jammu: CM

JAMMU: As many as 5,700 Rohingya Muslims and 322 other foreigners are presently living in Jammu and Samba Districts of the State, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said.

They have entered the State on their own and are staying at various places in the two districts, she said in a written reply to the question of BJP MLA Sat Pal Sharma in Assembly.
No instance of radicalising these foreigners has been reported so far, however, if such complaint is received, appropriate action as necessary under law will be taken against the people concerned and such organization, the CM added.
Mehbooba said some Madrasas are associated with Rohingya Muslims in the State.
Replying to another question she said that no Rohingyas have been found involved in militancy related incidents.
However, 17 FIRs have been registered against 38 Rohingyas for various offences including those related to illegal border crossing, she added.
Some NGOs namely ‘Shikawat’ run by Mohammad-ul-Umar of Srinagar along with Rashid, SR Institute of Development of Rambagh (Srinagar) and Delhi based NGO Daji are helping Rohingyas in cash and kind from time to time, Mehbooba said.
However, strict surveillance is being kept on activity of foreigners and the organisations extending help to them, the CM added.

As the opposition National Conference (NC) and Congress members were up in arms in support of the demand for termination of the doctor, Minister of State for Health Asiea Naqash intervened and told the House that the accused has been put under suspension and a probe has already been ordered.
On this, the members of opposition hit out at the government for allegedly shielding the doctor and expressed dissatisfaction over the action taken against him.
However, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rehman Veeri asked them to calm down and said the government is awaiting the inquiry report and the matter is subjudice.
Unsatisfied by the reply, NC and Congress staged a walkout from the House. The State Government had constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the allegations of molestation against the senior doctor at Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Jammu.
Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Bhagat had informed the Upper House in the first week of January that government has constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the incident.
The Health Minister informed the house that an FIR has already been registered against the accused, even as a departmental inquiry instituted to probe the allegations has been asked to submit its report within 10 days.
The minister said the accused doctor has been put under suspension pending inquiry. He said the law will take its own course and the guilty will face action as per law.
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday placed the doctor under suspension a week after he was booked on charges of alleged molestation of a final year student of MBBS.
“Sanction is hereby accorded to the placement of Bhupesh Khajuria, Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Jammu under suspension with immediate effect,” a government order read.
Khajuria, who was the Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine, was booked on 27th December following a written complaint by the student. She had alleged that the doctor called her to his room on the pretext of discussing the result of her examination and tried to molest her. She somehow managed to run out of his room and then contacted her parents.