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Resident doctors in Goa say they'll strike work if Rane does not apologise
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
|June 09, 2025
A day after Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane lambasted a senior doctor at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and ordered his suspension in public, the Goa Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) on Sunday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the health minister and sought a public apology, failing which they would go on indefinite strike.
On Saturday, Rane had paid a surprise visit to GMCH, located at Bambolim near Panaji. During his visit, Rane received a complaint that Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rudresh Kuttikar was refusing to treat a patient and misbehaving, sources said. A viral video showed Rane walking into the casualty ward and confronting the CMO. "You learn to control your tongue. You are a doctor... you have to behave yourself," Rane told Dr Kuttikar. He, then, turned to GMCH medi
This story is from the June 09, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram.
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