Training its guns against former Medical Council a of India (MCI) chief Dr Ketan Desai, Aam AadmI Party (AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan on Friday alleged that "medical mafia" had taken over the Council with the patronage of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, SP chief Mulayam Singh and health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Desai was arrested in April 2010 by the CBI for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 crore from a medical college.
However, the MCI was restored again in October 2013 by the government ignoring its earlier commitment to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to establish an overarching body—the National Commission for Human Resources for Health.
Bhushan said the Gujarat University, at the behest of the Modi government, nominated Desai as a member of the MCI despite two cases pending against him in the court of law. In fact, the health minister Azad even chose to transfer the health secretary Keshav Desiraju after the latter objected in writing to Desai's re-entry," he said.
This just reveals how political parties are patronizing a corrupt person in complete disregard to healthcare and medical education in the Country,” the senior SC lawyer added. [TIMES OF INDIA, CHENNAI, MARCH 1, 2014]
My Comment:
Integrity and the practice of honesty are party-neutral. Interpretation of others’ conduct goes as per the convenience of individuals and parties involved. Hey Ram!
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