The resident doctors will currently handle only emergencies. The fight between them and the faculty will eventually hamper routine health services

The resident doctors had written to the dean complaining about several issues, including lack of surgical hands-on experience, academic and research activities, unpleasant and obscene language directed towards them, and much more by the top faculty

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Almost a week back the resident doctors of the Department wrote a letter to the dean complaining about several major issues, including lack of surgical hands-on experience, academic and research activities, unpleasant and obscene language directed towards them, and much more by the top faculty.

The resident doctors claim the former dean and former director of Directorate of Medical Education and Research, TP Lahane, who currently holds no position at the hospital, and Dr Ragini Parekh, head of the department, run the department in a dictatorial way that is contrary to numerous National Medical Commission (NMC) regulations. The dean formed a three-member committee to investigate the matter. The committee submitted reports and prima facie the claims of the residents were found to be true

Dr Tatya Rao Lahane and Dr Parekh along with seven honorary doctors resigned from the department citing that the allegations levelled by resident doctors are false and claiming harassment by the hospital dean. Moreover, Dr Lahane also claimed that the committee appointed by the dean did not listen to their side and submitted its report