Bengal Medical Council to scrap Ghosh's registration

KOLKATA: West Bengal Medical Council has decided to cancel the medical registration of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh after Ghosh failed to reply to the council's showcause notice, served on Sept 7, asking him why his registration should not be cancelled. He had been asked to reply within three days.

Ghosh, currently behind bars, has not replied to the showcause seeking clarification on charges of several irregularities against him. The council had written that in case of failure to reply within the stipulated time, or if his explanation was unsatisfactory, the council may cancel his registration.

WBMC registrar Manas Chakraborti said that Ghosh's registration would be cancelled "by Thursday".

Earlier, Indian Medical Association , West Bengal had written to WBMC to cancel Sandip Ghosh's medical registration immediately. "The entire medical fraternity wants to know why even after such non-compliance you haven't cancelled his medical registration number as per constitutional provision," read a letter to WBMC president Sudipta Roy by IMA Bengal signed by its president, Dilip Kumar Dutta , and honorary secretary Santanu Sen.

Roy is being probed by CBI and ED . Raids were being conducted on Wednesday as well.

Meanwhile, Service Doctors' Forum has also written to National Medical Commission and Bengal governor to dissolve WBMC because functionaries like the president, vice-president Sushanta Roy are already facing charges of corruption and other irregularities. Demanding dissolution, Sajal Biswas and Durgarasad Chakraborty of Service Doctors' Forum said there was massive rigging during WBMC election in 2022. Now the top functionaries are facing corruption charges.

At least five members of the council have already announced resignation after the RG Kar incident citing credibility issues regarding the council. Ghosh himself is a member of the council with Avik De & Birupaksha Biswas.