Baramulla MBBS interns protest against IIOJK authorities’ policies
Srinagar: Scores of MBBS interns at Government Medical College (GMC), Baramulla, Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, staged a protest against the policies of the authorities.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the protesting students, carrying placards, assembled in the premises of the GMC and raised slogans in favour of their demands, including hike in their monthly stipend.
The intern MBBS students said that despite assurances from the authorities that their demands will be addressed soon, there has been no forward movement in this direction.
Adil, an internee at the GMC, Baramulla, said: “we are getting just Rs 12000 stipend per month which is less than wages of an unskilled labour.” He said with the growing living costs and considering “our nature of work it is extremely less and needs immediate hike.”
“Although we have been assured from the last two years that hike demand will be fulfilled, however, there has been no positive development in this direction so far,” said Adil.
Another intern MBBS student said the finance department has raised queries regarding their duties in rural areas, which they attend throughout the year and which form the basis of rural healthcare.
