Top College Posting For Kolkata Principal Who Quit Over Doctor Rape-Murder
NDTV
Sandip Ghosh -- who said he was stepping down from the post and the government job following the rape-murder of the 31-year-old doctor -- has been appointed the principal of the Calcutta Medical College
A health ministry official, Suhrita Paul, will replace Sandip Ghosh as the Principal of RG Kar Medical College. Mr Ghosh -- who said he was stepping down from the post and the government job following the rape-murder of the 31-year-old doctor -- has been appointed the principal of the Calcutta Medical College, the city's top teaching hospital. Ajay Kumar Ray, who was heading the institution, has been transferred to the health ministry.
The rapid changes were set in motion in after the rape-murder, which has triggered a storm not just in the state, but medical establishments across the country. Cutting across cities, doctors are declaring strike to show solidarity with the protesting students of RG Kar Medical College and demanding speedy justice.
Announcing his resignation this morning, Sandip Ghosh had claimed his decision followed the wishes of the medical students and junior doctors at RG Kar, and the public.
