GUWAHATI: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said the government had ordered suspension of the principal of Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), A K Adhikari, for going on a foreign trip without taking the government's permission.
Adhikari's absence came at a time when the region's oldest medical college found itself in a crisis following the murder of a woman doctor inside the ICU on May 9. Gogoi said, "The principal went on a foreign trip without taking permission from the government. Even ministers have to take permission to go abroad. I have ordered his suspension for this gross violation of discipline. If the principal himself shows this kind of indiscipline, what will he teach the students. I condemn his action. His suspension orders will be issued today."
Agitating doctors had sought action against the principal and superintendent by 4 pm on May 13.
