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IMA launches state-wide Bharat Yatra from Mangaluru

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Mangaluru: Claiming that the proposed National Medical Commission (NMC) bill which seeks to create bridge course for AYUSH doctors would jeopardise the lives of public at the hands of trainee doctors, a state-wide Bharat Yatra, as part of a nation-wide movement seeking non-implementation of the NMC bill was launched at the IMA house on Wednesday, March 14.

Speaking at the launch of Karnataka leg of Bharat Yatra, IMA Karnataka state president Dr Ravindra called upon the government not to go ahead with implementation of NMC bill. The bill, he said would deprive the public of benefit of Indian System of medicine which has a long history.

“The public will be guinea pigs at the hands of doctors who lack expertise in either system of medicine. In a hurry to provide rural healthcare, the government is experimenting with the health rural public at the hands of trainee doctors,” he said.

Further Dr Ravindra highlighted the greater danger of corruption to set in a nominated pattern of NMC at multitude of levels with the current draft and urged the younger genre of doctors to introspect and emulate the ideals of seniors, to reciprocate for social causes of the public.

The programme was inaugrated in august presence of Dr Ravindra H N, Dr Geetha Doppa , Dr V B Nitali, Dr Harish Delanthabettu, Dr Bhaskar S, Dr K R Kamath , Dr M Shantaram Shetty, Dr K V Devadiga, Dr Habeeb Rehaman, Dr Mukund K and Dr Divaker Rao

Handing of the Bharat Yatra Jyoti to the other parts of the states was done at the ceremony which will culminate at New Delhi with the Mahapanchayath of doctors on March 25. Around 20,000 doctors are expected to attend the same.

Dr KR Kamath, IMA Mangaluru president welcomed the gathering, Dr Ullasa Shetty submitted report of activities and Dr Suchitra Kamath proposed the vote of thanks.Dr Annaya Kulal compered the programme.

Later a Cycle , Bike rally was flagged by Dr Ravindra to the DC office and a memorandum of demands to be put forth to Prime Minister Narendra Modi was submitted asking to withhold NMC bill.

The rally was well attended by doctors and medical students of the district and state.

IMA Mangaluru president elect Dr Sachidanda Rai, Dr Prakash Harischandra, Dr G K Bhat, Dr Dr P K Pai, Dr Ganesh Prasad, Dr Amritha Bhandary , Dr M Revankar were part of the delegation to the D C Office

IMA launches state-wide Bharat Yatra from Mangaluru
IMA launches state-wide Bharat Yatra from Mangaluru
IMA launches state-wide Bharat Yatra from Mangaluru
IMA launches state-wide Bharat Yatra from Mangaluru
IMA launches state-wide Bharat Yatra from Mangaluru

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