K AKINADA : Notwithstanding the apology tendered by Jana Sena Party MLA Pantham Nanaji for manhandling a professor of Rangaraya Medical College (RMC) on Saturday, the Andhra Pradesh Government Doctors Association (APGDA) and the AP Junior Doctors Association (APJUDA) have threatened to launch an agitation if the Kakinada Rural MLA and his followers are not arrested.
Condemning the assault, Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav also tweeted on X that the government will take stern action against the attackers after conducting a through inquiry into the incident.
Meanwhile, Nanaji announced ‘Prayaschitta Deeksha’ at his residence from 10 am to 4 pm for assaulting the professor. “I behaved in a way that an MLA should not. No one should take me as an example. JSP chief Pawan Kalyan, who is doing Prayaschitta Deeksha for someone else’s mistake, has set an example to others, and I will take responsibility for my own mistake,” the MLA said.
Nanaji and his followers manhandled Prof Uma Maheswara Rao, HoD of Forensic Medicine, following a row over issuance of permission to use the college ground for a volleyball match by the latter.
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Speaking to TNIE, Prof Rao said the MLA apologised for using abusive language and pulling off his mask during a heated argument on the college campus and requested him to withdraw the complaint.
“I demanded action against two of Nanaji’s followers who attacked me from behind,” he said, adding that he will decide on his next move after consulting the APGDA leaders as it has now become a State-wide issue.
Dr Jayadheer, president of APGDA, said government doctors, including those working in teaching hospitals, district hospitals, CHCs and PHCs, will attend duties wearing black badges on Monday, condemning the MLA’s attack on the RMC professor. “The APGDA is planning to lodge a police complaint against the JSP MLA in Kakinada on Tuesday,” he said.
He urged Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan to take disciplinary action against the MLA and suspend him from the party for attacking the RMC professor along with his followers. Condemning the attack, the APJDA demanded stern action against Pantham Nanaji to prevent recurrence of similar attacks on doctors in the future.
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